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Key Facts about Uruguay

Oct. 16, 2025

Recently, Uruguay's senate has passed a law decriminalising euthanasia.

About Uruguay:

  • It is a country located on the southeastern coast of South America.
  • It is the only South American nation to be situated entirely south of the Tropic of Capricorn.
  • Bordered by: Argentina (west and southwest), Brazil (north and east); and by the South Atlantic Ocean to the southeast.
  • Geographical Features:
    • Climate: It is characterized as a humid subtropical climate.
    • Terrain: It is influenced by the Pampas, these grasslands traditionally used for extensive livestock farming. It also consists of rolling plains, low plateaus, and hills.
    • It also consists of Haedo Ridge(Cuchilla de Haedo) in the north and Grande Ridge (Cuchilla Grande) in the southeast.
    • Major Rivers: Rio de la Plata/Parana River, Uruguay river(It forms border between Uruguay and Argentina).
    • Uruguay's coast is influenced by the Brazil Current (warm, northward) and Malvinas (Falkland) Current.
    • Highest Point: Mount Catedral
    • Capital city: Montevideo.

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