Uruguay
The first football world champions
Passport card
Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Uruguay
- Capital
- Montevideo
- Continent
- South America
- Currency
- Uruguayan peso
- Languages
- Spanish
- People
- About 35 lakh
- Size
- About 1.8 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Yamandú Orsi
- Declared independence
- 25 August 1825
- Time
- 8½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 3:30 am in Montevideo
⭐ The first World Cup final was played at Uruguay's Estadio Centenario.
Your Uruguay stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Uruguay
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Uruguay
Turn the globe with your finger. Uruguay has 2 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Uruguay and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 19 times the size of Uruguay.
- PeopleIndia has about 420 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 35 lakh in Uruguay.
- DistanceMontevideo is about 15,600 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeUruguay is 8½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 3:30 am in Montevideo.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Uruguay, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Uruguay
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Uruguay's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Uruguay back on the map
Uruguay and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Uruguay worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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