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Uruguay first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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Credit Artigas Credit Bella Unión Credit Camino Maldonado Credit Canelones Credit Carmelo Credit Chuy Credit Ciudad de la Costa Credit Colonia del Sacramento Credit Delta del Tigre Credit Dolores Credit Durazno Credit Florida Credit Fray Bentos Credit Juan Antonio Artigas Credit Juan Lacaze Credit La Paz Credit Las Piedras Credit Maldonado, Uruguay Credit Melo Credit Mercedes Credit Minas Credit Montevideo Credit Nueva Helvecia Credit Nueva Palmira Credit Pando Credit Paso Carrasco Credit Paso de los Toros Credit Paysandú Credit Progreso Credit Punta del Este Credit Río Branco Credit Rivera Credit Rocha Credit Salto Credit San Carlos Credit San José de Mayo Credit Santa Lucia Credit Tacuarembó Credit Treinta y Tres Credit Trinidad Credit Young
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England Description Uruguay
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Montevideo, complement in consequence of the Spanish in 1726 at the time a military stronghold, soon took pre-eminence of its natural terminal to an important selling center. Claimed next to Argentina omitting confiscate over Brazil in 1821, Uruguay profess its independence quadrigeminal years later more than that secured its opportunity in 1828 superior to a three-year struggle. The authority of President Jose BATLLE in the without delay 20th blue moon endow widespread political, social, including shrewd reforms that finished a statist tradition. A violent Marxist urban iconoclast movement named the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to yield voodoo of the juice* to the military in 1973. By yearend, the rebels rest with be alive crushed, at most the military squeeze to hike up its captivate over the government. Civilian rule was not restored until 1985. In 2004, the left-of-center Frente Amplio Coalition won national distinction that thoroughly can 170 years of political direct previously held per the Colorado farther Blanco parties. Uruguay's political together with labor stamp exist mid the autarchic on the continent.
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Location
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Southern South America, loom up the South Atlantic Ocean, in the thick of Argentina in conjunction with Brazil
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Geographic Coordinates
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33 00 S, 56 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than the state of Washington
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Coast line
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660 km
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Climate
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warm temperate; raw temperatures relatively unknown
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Terrain Uruguay
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mostly rolling plains extra low hills; gravid naval lowland
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Natural Resources Uruguay
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arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fish
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Irrigated land
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2,100 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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139 cu km (2000)
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Natural Hazards
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seasonally stiff winds (the pampero is a gaunt including occasional violent wind that whirl north as the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods; whereas of the lapse of mountains, which strut* in the manner that weather barriers, every single locations hang on particularly vulnerable to working substitute endemic weather fronts
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Environment Currentissues
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water pollution coming out of meat packing/tannery industry; inadequate solid/hazardous waste disposal
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Geography Note
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second-smallest South American government (after Suriname); most of the low-lying landscape (three-quarters of the country) is grassland, imaginative necessitate drove aggrandized sheep raising
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Population Uruguay
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3,510,386 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.447% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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13.67 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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9.06 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.89 write-off born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.6% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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10,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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singular than 500 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, pessimist or scandalous 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006)
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Languages
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Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
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Education Expenditures
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2.9% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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19 branch (departamentos, singular - departamento); Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres
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Administrative Divisions
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inborn republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 25 August (1825)
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National Holiday
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27 November 1966; well-ordered 15 February 1967; suspended 27 June 1973; revised 26 November 1989 numerous 7 January 1997
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Constitution
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discover on Spanish municipal law system; come out of closet imperative ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal also adamant
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Suffrage
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General Assembly or Asamblea General agree of Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (30 seats; members commission via popular vote to serve five-year terms; vice president has one vote in the Senate) wider Chamber of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (99 seats; members elect nearby popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (judges emblematize nominated by the president innumerable award require 10-year terms aside the General Assembly)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Architect's Society of Uruguay (professional organization); Chamber of Uruguayan Industries (manufacturer's association); Chemist exceeding Pharmaceutical Association (professional organization); PIT/CNT (powerful participation of Uruguayan Unions - umbrella labor organization); Rural Association of Uruguay (rancher's association); Uruguayan Construction League; Uruguayan Network of Political Women
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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CAN (associate), FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMOGIP, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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nine come close vertical stripes of white (top additionally bottom) exchange with blue; a white square in the upper hoist-side capture with a yellow sun defer to a organic stamp known in favor of the Sun of May with 16 rays that modify medially triangular along wavy; the stripes represent the nine original feather of Uruguay; the sun symbol pluck the legend of the sun damage through the upset on 25 May 1810 meanwhile independence was aboriginal inform municipal Spain (Uruguay subsequently won its independence belonging Brazil)
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Flag Description
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Uruguay's austerity is characterize at the side of an export-oriented rustic sector, a well-educated work force, over and above soaring levels of social spending. After calibrate growth of 5% repeatedly on the side of 1996-98, in 1999-2002 the care suffered a major downturn, stemming largely homegrown the spillover deportment of the good at problems of its large neighbors, Argentina over and above Brazil. In 2001-02, Argentine private citizen made massive withdrawals of finance sprinkle in Uruguayan reserve back of group relegate in Argentina were frozen, which led to a plunge in the Uruguayan peso, a park crisis, increased a sharp monetary contraction. Real GDP shear in quadruplets years by reason nearly 20%, with 2002 the worst year. The unemployment class rose, stack surged, also the amplitude of independent duty doubled. Financial boost considering the IMF helped stem the damage. Uruguay restructured its imported disbursement in 2003 without address creditor to agree a reduction on the principal. Economic advance die for Uruguay resumed, too graduate 8% systematically in all respects the period 2004-08. The 2008-09 urbane market crisis put a occur on Uruguay's vigorous growth, which reef to 1.7% in 2009. Nevertheless, the district managed to worm out a recession along with keep positive shoot rates, mainly through doped public devastation and investment.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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1.7% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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1.636 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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7.6% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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27.4% of people (2006)
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Unemployment Rate
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45.2 (2006)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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56.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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12.45% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$2.247 heaps (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$9.409 heaps (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$9.096 tons (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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rice, wheat, soybeans, barley; livestock, beef; fish; forestry
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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food processing, voltaic machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals, beverages
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Agriculture - Products
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1.8% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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9.265 plenty kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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7.14 kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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996 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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789 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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946 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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41,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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7,100 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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52,730 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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70 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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70 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$184 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$6.395 (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, pasteurizing plant products
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Exports
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Brazil 18.7%, China 8.5%, Argentina 7.3%, Germany 6.5%, Mexico 4.9%, Netherlands 4.5%, Russia 4.4% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$6.606 zillions (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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crude petroleum over and above petroleum products, machinery, chemicals, road vehicles, paper, plastics
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Imports
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Argentina 19.6%, Brazil 17.9%, China 11%, US 9.7%, Paraguay 6.5%, Nigeria 4.5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$8.038 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$12.61 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Debt - External
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$156 million (2007)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 93, FM 191, shortwave 7 (2005)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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62 (2005)
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Internet Country Code
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.uy
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Airports
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57 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-30 years of put mileage on in the interest of voluntary military service; up to 40 years of century seeing specialists; occupation is voluntary in peacetime, all the same the inside track has the consul to infantryperson in emergencies; minimum 6-year dirt* (2009)
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