Uruguay
Uruguay Etymology and History
The word Uruguay holds its derivation from theGurani`. The word Uruguay has various meaning among which;
- “River of those who bring food” is one of the famous meanings of the time of Jesuit Lucas Marton.
- “River of the country of the Uru” is another meaning according to which the name of the country is derived from the name of a bird, which is found near the river Uru.
- “River of colorful and painted birds” this is the interpretation of the country’s name made by Juan Zorilla de San Martin.
The prior European colonilization inhabitants of Uruguay were the hunter-gatherers known as to be Charua` Indians which was known as to be a small tribe of the Gurani` Indians of Paraguay. Uruguay remained a cause of rift among the people Spanish and Portuguese.Colonia del Sacramento; was built by the Portuguese, later on the Spain’s expansion increased in Uruguay. Uruguay struggled a lot to regain its independence from the Spanish rule under the command of Jose Gervasio Artigas.
Uruguay Demography
Uruguay has large population of the people with European Descent among which Italian and Spanish ancestry is in abundance. Uruguay has a large urbanized middle class along with a high literacy rate that is 96.8%. It is noted that many Uruguay native have emigrated from the country and got settled to Spain, Italy and other parts of the Europe.
Uruguay Government and politics
Uruguay holds the republic system; in which president rules the majority. The president in Uruguay holds the dual responsibility of the head of the state as well as the head of the government. The judiciary has no boundation of the legislature and the executives. Uruguay holds the 28th Rank in the corruption perception index, which is composed by the Transparency international. The Uruguayan law allows the people to repeal the law, however the law is used only few times since the time of its drafting.
Uruguay Culture
Uruguay is rich in its artistic and literature culture. The various immigrants from the various European countries make its culture diversified. The Uruguay cities have very talents writers, musicians along with it they also have high quality cultural heritage. The various styles of music are also very well renowned in the country.
Uruguay Economy and Infrastructure
Uruguay has the middle-income economy, which is largely dominated by the state service sector. Uruguay also holds an export orientated agricultural sector and along with it, it has industrial sector as well. Trade is a factor on which Uruguay relies heavily and especially the agricultural exports. Despite of the factors the unemployment rose 20% in Uruguay. The increased rate of unemployment has made the people to change their thinking about the free trade.
Uruguay Geographical Setting
Uruguay holds the designation of the second smallest sovereign nation of South America. Uruguay is spread over 176,214 Sq. Km in the continental land and 142,199 Sq. Km as the small river islands and jurisdictional waters. Uruguay undertakes the fertile coastal lowlands along with four deltas. Uruguay is the country that shares its border with two major countries that is Argentina and Brazil.
The climate at Uruguay is temperate which make the winter cold and summers a tad warm. Snow is not a common factor in Paraguay but snowfall took place in the year 1913,18,30,62.63, 75,80,89, then in 1991, 92 and in 2007.
Uruguay Freedom
Uruguay hold its independence after the three way struggles that took place in between Spain, Argentina and Brazil that is in 1825-1828.
Uruguay Great Person
- Jose Gervasio Artigas- A Uruguayan fighter of independence who fought for country’sindependence from the rule of Spain.
- Juan Antonio Lavalleja- the person who played a great role in the country’s freedom movement.
Uruguay Capital City
Montevideo is serving as the capital of Uruguay since the time of its independence. Apart from being the capital it is also the largest city of Uruguay.
Uruguay Total Population
The total population of Uruguay is estimated to be 3.46 million. Among the vast population the 1.7 million people have found their home in the capital of the country that is Montevideo, which is also known as the largest city of Uruguay.
Uruguay Previous Records and Medals
Uruguay participates in very little number of games, however the little participation has won few gold, silver and bronze medals. The winnings are:
- Soccer- 2 gold medals
- Basketball and Boxing- 2 bronze medals
- Cycling – 1 silver medal
- Rowing – 1 silver and 3 bronze medals
