Fast Facts in Uruguay
Population: 3,460,607
Capital: Montevideo
Time Zone: UTC-3
Currency Name: Uruguayan peso (UYU)
Government Type: constitutional republic
Languages: Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
Ethnic Breakdown: white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%, Amerindian (practically nonexistent)
Religion: Roman Catholic 66% (less than half of the adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, nonprofessing or other 31%
Major Cities: Montevideo
Phone Country Code: 598
Health Concerns:
Official Tourism Website: http://www.turismo.gub.uy/
High Travel Season: December - March
Voltage: 220 V - 50 Hz
Electrical Plug Type: c, f, I, l
Major Holidays: January 1 (New Year's Day), January 6 (Epiphany), Carnival, Easter, April 20 (Landing of the 33 Patriots), May 1 (Labor Day), May 21 (Battle of Las Piedras), June 19 (Birth of General Artigas), July 18 (Constitution Day), August 25 (National Independence Day), October 15 (Dia de la Raza), November 2 (All Souls Day), December 25 (Christmas Day)
Misc Fact / Good to Know: Uruguay's Ricardo Olivera holds the record for fastest soccer goal scored at 2.8 seconds.