Americas · South America
Capital: Montevideo
Uruguay
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Uruguay in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #80
Uruguay's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
3.4M
#132 of 196
33rd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$85.35B
#83 of 196
58th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$1.74B
#67 of 196
66th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$556.0M
#64 of 196
68th percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$8.50B
#83 of 196
58th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Montevideo
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- South America
- Country code
- URY
Three interesting facts
Uruguay shares land borders with 2 countries: Argentina and Brazil.
Uruguay spans roughly 181,034 square kilometers, placing it around 89th by area in this factbook.
More than one currency is commonly recognized in Uruguay, including Uruguayan Peso (Indexed Units) and Uruguayan Peso.
Geography
Uruguay on the map
Uruguay is located in Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil. Its terrain is mostly rolling plains and low hills, fertile coastal lowland. The climate is warm temperate, freezing temperatures almost unknown. In area, the country is about the size of Virginia and West Virginia combined, slightly smaller than the state of Washington.
Economy
Economic profile
Uruguay's economy is characterized by high-income, export-oriented South American economy, South America&rsquo, s largest middle class, low socioeconomic inequality, growing homicide rates, growing Chinese and EU relations, 2019 Argentine recession hurt, key milk, beef, rice, and wool exporter. Major industries include food processing, electrical machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals, beverages. Important agricultural products include milk, rice, wheat, barley, soybeans, beef, rapeseed, sugarcane, maize, beef offal (2023). Notable exports include wood pulp, beef, milk, rice, wood (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Uruguay has an estimated population of 3,499,451. Language and cultural traditions vary across Uruguay. The population includes White 87.7%, Black 4.6%, Indigenous 2.4%, other 0.3%, none or unspecified 5% (2011 est.). The urban population represents 95.8% of total population (2023).
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