Uruguay

 

media type="file" key="uruguay podcast mp3.mp3"  Geography: Second smallest country in South America, most of the low lying landscape is grassland, ideal for raising cattle and sheep.

Capital: Montevideo

Climate: In the temperate zone, warm temperate, almost freezing, almost unknown.

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**Population, 3,494,382**
**Major Export: Oil, Natural gas, meat, rice, wool, leather products, fish, dairy products**
 * Major Import: Natural gas, oil, petroleum**


 * Religion : Roman Catholic 47.1%, Non Catholic Christians 11.1%, Nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, Athiest or Agnostic 17.2%, Other 1.1% **


 * Important Cities**: Salto, Paysandu, Las Pierdes


 * Culture Notes: Main launguage is spanish**  other languages include : Portunol, and Brazilero