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Population: 3431932
Area: 187000km²
Capital: Montevideo
Currency: Uruguayan peso (UYU)
Country dialing code: 598
Weights & Measures system: Metric
Electricity: 220V, 50Hz
Government type: constitutional republic
President: Tabaré Vázquez

Religions:

Roman Catholic (66%), Protestant (2%), Jewish (1%), undeclared (31%)

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