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General information from Uruguay
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The Republica Oriental del Uruguay is
situated in South America, bordering Brazil in the north and east and
Argentina in the west and in the southeast the Atlantic Ocean.The name
comes from the guarani language and means “river of the painted birds”.
It is the second smallest nation of South America and is one of the most
stable considering the political and economical facts.
The official language is Spanish.
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Govern and Politic of Uruguay
In Uruguay there is a mixed or
semi-representative democracy in which dominates the representative
character of the govern and certain ways of direct govern (such as,
referendums and plebiscites).Democracy has deep roots in the Uruguayan
population. They learnt how to deal with problem by avoiding violence
and choosing for the ballot box.
Economy of Uruguay
The national currancy is the "Uruguayan
Peso". The Uruguayan economy is based on cattle production: meat, wool,
leather and other sub-products are the major exports. Growing crops has
less relevance, some of these are: line, rice and sugar beet. There are
not many mineral resources but the industry has grown due to the
importation of oil and organic matter. The main industry is foodstuff,
followed by textile and chemical industry. Besides, the motorways are
good and tourism is quickly improving. Tourism and financial services
are important economical resources.As in other countries of the region,
in the '90's many state reforms were made. Traditionally, Uruguay has
high levels of education, social welfare and health care.
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Weather in
Uruguay
The
temperature is higher up on the north due to
the diminution of the latitude (from 35º to
30º). Because of the influence of the sea,
the isotherms go up from SE to NW. In
Montevideo the hottest month is January and
the coldest is July, with an average
difference of 12º C. The maximum
temperatures are of nearly 15º C in winter
and 32º C in summer. The month when there
are less rainy days is December all along
the country, more or less of 100 mm. Foggy
days are frequent in winter, mainly on the
south and in the center of the country. The
media of humidity is of 70% and 75%. The
foggiest month is July, the media in this
month is of 80%, and the driest month is
January, 65%.
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Seasons in
Uruguay
Summer from 21
December to 21 March.
Autumn from 21 March to 21 June.
Winter from 21 June to 21 September.
Spring from 21 September to 21 December
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Demography of Uruguay
The Uruguayan
population is mainly constituted by group of
immigrants. The Indian groups have almost
disappeared, that is why, nowadays, and the
majority of the Uruguayans are Spanish and
Italian descendants and just a few guaranies
and Africans. There is a population of about
4 million people.
Religion of
Uruguay
Religion: lay
country. There is absolute cult liberty.
Most people practice Catholicism, 66%, even
though most of them do not practice it. 2%
are Protestants and 1% Jew. Nearly 31% of
the population does not practice any
religion.
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Culture of Uruguay
Education:
The main characteristics of the Uruguayan education are: laicism, compulsory
and complete free as it was proclaimed by Jose Pedro Varela.
Music:
The rioplatense music is essentially Tango (and its little sister, la
milonga) but Uruguay has also exclusive rhythms such as, Candombe y Murga
which has its peak moment in the "llamadas" of Carnival.
Among the musicians and singers we must mention Carlos Gardel, Julio Sosa,
Jaime Roos, Jorge Drexler, Eduardo Mateo, Ruben Rada and Alfredo Zitarrosa.
Painting:
In painting we must mention, Juan Manuel Blanes, Joaquin Torres Garcia,
Carlos Saez, Rafael Barradas, Pedro Figari, Carmelo de Arzadum, Ernesto
Laroche, Felipe Seade and Jose Cuneo.
Sculpture:
Here we must mention, Juan Manuel Ferrari, Manuel Pena, Jose Belloni, Jose
Luis Zorrilla de San Martin, Carlos Moler de Berg, G. Fonseca y G. Cabrera.
Literature:
Poetry was born due to Bartolome Hidalgo who began the "gauchesca" poetry
and author of the famous "cielitos". The romantics are represented by Adolfo
Berro.
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