Discovering Uruguay
Uruguay:
a small yet big country
Uruguay
is a very beautiful small sized South American country, often known
as the heart-shaped country. Although Uruguay's geographical size
is very small, it is a faithful representation of the fact that quality
can not be measured depending on quantity, since its people, its lands,
its attractions and its coastlines are of a really good quality.
Uruguay:
a quick overview
The
complete name of Uruguay is República Oriental del Uruguay, and its
capital is Montevideo. Uruguay has a population of about 3.5 million
people, 1.4 million of which live in the capital. This country's population,
composed by Charrúa natives in its origins, nowadays is mainly composed
by European descendants as well as concentrates a variety of different
ethnics and races.
Uruguay's
main language is Spanish, although many of its inhabitants are able
to communicate in a secondary language as well. This country has a
very high educational level population from which about 98% of the
males and 97% of the females are literates, while 77% of them reach
a high school educational level.
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Uruguay:
a little of its history
After
being taken and struggled between Portugal and Spain for almost two
centuries, Uruguay was able to successfully revolt against its invaders
and became an Independent Republic at August 25, 1825. After that,
Uruguay established its first constitution at July 18, 1830. This
country's national hero is José Artigas and its first constitutional
President was Fructuoso Rivera.
Uruguay:
its main resources
The
most important of Uruguay’s main resources are based on its live stock,
agriculture and services. Uruguay exports many live stock related
products of high quality, such as meat, leather and wool, as well
as agriculture related products in general. It is internationally
known as a very reliable and responsible country from which good quality
products can be expected.
An
important part of Uruguay’s economy is based on the services it provides.
Due to the high educational level of this country’s population and
its small geographical size, it bases an important amount of its income
on the production and sale of high quality services.
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