Does anyone know where I could find good information on the country of Uruguay?

Question

I have to do a presentation on the country of Uruguay and I wondering if anyone knew of any good sites with info on it. Like sports, argriculture, religion, just basic info like that. Also does anyone know of any site or of pictures of Uruguay (I need a lot). Finally (I know this is a lot) but anyone know of a place where I could find recipes of the country.

Answer 1

its capital, Paraguay, is the leader in the export of nickel.

Answer 2

hi i am from uruguay and live in fl usa,  one good site to see picures of uruguay and info  is uruguay natural  

i hope thathelp if sometime my e mail is [e-mail] the one you see from thismenssage is my wifes

Answer 3

Sports:  

http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-326...

Agriculture:

http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Ameri...

Uruguay religion:

http://countrystudies.us/uruguay/43.htm

Uruguay papers for latest news:

http://www.prensaescrita.com/america/uru...

Uruguay history (look no further)

http://www.workmall.com/wfb2001/uruguay/...

If you still want to look further...

http://countrystudies.us/uruguay/2.htm

Uruguay photos (including flag):

http://www.pbase.com/world/uruguay

More photos (Montevideo)

http://www.nationsillustrated.com/Urugua...

A link to link of pictures (not clear on what you meant by a lot):

http://www.infohub.com/pictures/images_u...

Uruguay map/facts & figures

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/count...

Recipes:

http://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/urugu...

uruguayan meatballs:

http://www.ex-designz.net/recipedisplay....

I accept PayPal for the amount of $15.00 to [e-mail]

Other than that don´t be afraid to ask Mr. Google for anything that you might need.

All the best.

Answer 4

google?

Answer 5

wikipedia, duh

Answer 6

wikipedia

it knows everything about everything

Answer 7

google

Answer 8

first of all, dont listen to the idiot who said the capital of uruguay is paraguay, because its NOT,  the capital is montevideo.

second of all, the best site that will give u all the info ur looking for is www.wikipedia.com

just type in uruguay in the search box and you will get tons of information with sources and everything else you need.

good luck :)

Answer 9

wikipedia lol

Answer 10

go on dogpile.com and search it

Answer 11

Hmmm..........Google??

Answer 12

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Answer 13

you could check yahoo answers

Answer 14

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108124.h...

Answer 15

Here ya go.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uraguay

Answer 16

google any question on the country might help.  good luck

Answer 17

Well, you can go to wikipedia, google, yahoo, and search, but if you want you can mail me through yahoo i am actually from uruguay so i'll be more than happy to help you if you have any specific questions.

If you want facts i would reccomend www.cia.gov

General information you asked for:

Recipes; just like argentinians our beef is very famous, there's around 7 cows for every one person in the country. Also, empanadas, torta de fiambre (ham cake), pascualina, (google them). And one of the most famous things is "el mate" (go to google.com and type "el mate uruguayo" and click images on the top).

One of the most tourist places is called "Punta del Este" located in the State of Maldonado.

An interesting fact: Uruguay was the place where the first World Soccer Cup was played.

Sports: soccer  

Hope it helps, let me know if anything.

Answer 18

Google

Ask Jeevs

Dog Pile

Wikapedia

Yahoo

.....and other search engines

Answer 19

Do you mean to tell us that you haven't bothered to google search all this stuff yourself?

Answer 20

Oriental Republic of Uruguay

National name: República Oriental del Uruguay

President: Tabaré Vázquez (2005)

Current government officials

Land area: 67,035 sq mi (173,621 sq km); total area: 68,039 sq mi (176,220 sq km)

Population (2007 est.): 3,447,496 (growth rate: 0.4%); birth rate: 13.7/1000; infant mortality rate: 11.3/1000; life expectancy: 76.5; density per sq mi: 51

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Montevideo, 1,745,100 (metro. area), 1,347,600 (city proper)

Monetary unit: Uruguay peso

Languages: Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero

Ethnicity/race: white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%

Religions: Roman Catholic 66%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%

Literacy rate: 98% (2003 est.)

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2005 est.): $54.58 billion; per capita $16,000. Real growth rate: 6.1%. Inflation: 4.9%. Unemployment: 12.5%. Arable land: 8%. Agriculture: rice, wheat, corn, barley; livestock; fish. Labor force: 1.52 million; agriculture 14%, industry 16%, services 70%. Industries: food processing, electrical machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals, beverages. Natural resources: arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries. Exports: $3.55 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.): meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, dairy products. Imports: $3.54 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.): machinery, chemicals, road vehicles, crude petroleum. Major trading partners: U.S., Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Mexico, Paraguay, China (2004).

Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 929,141 (2001); mobile cellular: 350,000 (2001). Radio broadcast stations: AM 91, FM 149, shortwave 7 (2001). Radios: 1.97 million (1997). Television broadcast stations: 20 (2001). Televisions: 782,000 (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 14 (2001). Internet users: 400,000 (2002).

Transportation: Railways: total: 2,073 km (2002). Highways: total: 8,983 km; paved: 8,081 km; unpaved: 902 km (1999 est.). Waterways: 1,600 km; used by coastal and shallow-draft river craft. Ports and harbors: Colonia, Fray Bentos, Juan La Caze, La Paloma, Montevideo, Nueva Palmira, Paysandu, Punta del Este, Piriapolis. Airports: 64 (2002).

International disputes: uncontested dispute with Brazil over certain islands in the Quarai/Cuareim and Invernada streams and the resulting tripoint with Argentina.

Geography

Uruguay, on the east coast of South America south of Brazil and east of Argentina, is comparable in size to Oklahoma. The country consists of a low, rolling plain in the south and a low plateau in the north. It has a 120-mile (193 km) Atlantic shoreline, a 235-mile (378 km) frontage on the Rio de la Plata, and 270 mi (435 km) on the Uruguay River, its western boundary.

Government

Constitutional republic.

History

Prior to European settlement, Uruguay was inhabited by indigenous people, the Charrúas. Juan Díaz de Solis, a Spaniard, visited Uruguay in 1516, but the Portuguese were first to settle it when they founded the town of Colonia del Sacramento in 1680. After a long struggle, Spain wrested the country from Portugal in 1778, by which time almost all of the indigenous people had been exterminated. Uruguay revolted against Spain in 1811, only to be conquered in 1817 by the Portuguese from Brazil. Independence was reasserted with Argentine help in 1825, and the republic was set up in 1828.

A revolt in 1836 touched off nearly 50 years of factional strife, including an inconclusive civil war (1839–1851) and a war with Paraguay (1865–1870), accompanied by occasional armed intervention by Argentina and Brazil. Uruguay, made prosperous by meat and wool exports, founded a welfare state early in the 20th century under President José Batlle y Ordóñez, who ruled from 1903 to 1929. A decline began in the 1950s as successive governments struggled to maintain a large bureaucracy and costly social benefits. Economic stagnation and left-wing terrorist activity followed.

A military coup ousted the civilian government in 1973. The military dictatorship that followed used fear and terror to demoralize the population, taking thousands of political prisoners. After ruling for 12 years, the brutal military regime permitted election of a civilian government in Nov. 1984 and relinquished rule in March 1985; full political and civil rights were then restored.

Subsequent leaders contended with high inflation and a mammoth national debt. Presidential and legislative elections in Nov. 1994 resulted in a narrow victory for the center-right Colorado Party and its presidential candidate, Julio Sanguinetti Cairolo, who had been president in 1985–1990. He pushed for constitutional and economic reforms aimed at reducing inflation and the size of the public sector, including tax increases and privatization. In Nov. 1999 Jorge Batlle, of the Colorado Party, won the presidency.

In 2002, Uruguay entered its fourth year of recession. Economic troubles in neighboring Argentina caused a staggering 90% drop in tourism. Batlle also faced a sizable budget deficit, a growing public debt, and a weakening of the peso on international markets. The country's economic outlook began improving in 2003. In a Dec. 2003 referendum, 60% of the electorate voted against opening up the state oil monopoly to foreign investment. In Oct. 2004, Tabaré Vázquez of the Socialist Broad Front won 50.7% of the vote; he took office in March 2005. It was the left’s first national victory in Uruguay.

For recipes go to the links I supplied.

Answer 21

Well start off with the basics....

Population 3.3 Million

93% European Descent (Mainly from Italy,Spain,Germany,France) 7% Afro-Latin

Soccer- 2 world cups..14 Copa americas

Just go to Wikipedia

Answer 22

I'm thinking

Google

Ask.com

Dogpile.com

pinkle.net

pretty much any other search engin.