Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in southeastern South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately 176,215 square kilometers (68,037 sq mi). It has a population of almost 3.5 million people, of whom nearly 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo.
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| Montevideo capital | 1,270,737 |
| Salto | 114,084 |
| Maldonado | 102,000 |
| Rivera | 84,775 |
| Paysandú | 81,550 |
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warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
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