Uruguay
South America · South America
Key facts
- Capital
- Montevideo
- Region
- South America
- Subregion
- South America
- Population (2025)
- 3.4 million (3,384,688) · rank 131 of 193
- Area (2023)
- 176,220 km² · rank 89 of 193
- People per km²
- 19 (calculated from the two figures above)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (2025, 2023), CC BY 4.0. data.worldbank.org
Test yourself
The first question is always Uruguay, then four more countries of the same region.
Unfolding the map…
Neighbours on the map
Countries whose outline shares a border with Uruguay in the map data: 2.
Based on the Natural Earth 1:110m outlines. The 29 states drawn as dots are not counted as neighbours.
The flag
Flags with a similar colour layout, used as wrong options on Hard: Israel, Micronesia, Fiji, Guatemala.
In the quizzes
The levels on which Uruguay is asked in each selection:
| Selection | Map | Flag | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | Medium · Hard | Medium · Hard | Medium · Hard |
| South America | Easy · Medium · Hard | Easy · Medium · Hard | Easy · Medium · Hard |
In four languages
| Country | Capital | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Uruguay | Montevideo |
| Italiano | Uruguay | Montevideo |
| Magyar | Uruguay | Montevideo |
| Suomi | Uruguay | Montevideo |