Uruguay
Uruguay is in South America. Its capital is Montevideo. It has a population of about 3.4 million and an area of 181,034 km². Its flag has 4 colors, and the one that takes up the most space is white, at 59.1% of the total.
The flag of Uruguay as a pie chart
- White 59.1%
- Blue 36.1%
- Yellow 3.1%
- Black 1.6%
- Design
- Horizontal stripes (9)
- Symbol
- Has a sun
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Uruguay at a glance
- Capital
- Montevideo
- Continent
- South America
- Official languages
- Spanish
- Currency
- Uruguayan peso
- National day
- August 25
- Highest point
- Cerro Catedral (about 510 meters)
- Area
- 181,034 km²90th largest out of 208
- Population
- 3.4 million72nd least populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 18.7 people/km²27th least densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 85.3 billion85th highest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 25,21660th highest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 78.3 years58th highest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Became independent from Spain
- Founding member of the UN (1945)
- Won 2 World Cups (1930 and 1950)
- Lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere
Neighboring countries
Uruguay borders 2 countries:
Argentina
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.