Uruguay

=__ Uruguay's Population is 3,251,526 as of 2012. __=

Uruguay's Flag
The Sun in the flag represents independence, while the nine stripes represent the original nine provinces of Uruguay. =__Uruguay on South America Map and__ __Map of Uruguay__=

=__Geographical Features of Uruguay__= Uruguay consists of many different geographical features, including mountains and plateaus in the north, plains in the south, and beaches going into the Atlantic Ocean on the eastern coast of the country.



Uruguay's capital, Montevideo, which is in the southern part of Uruguay.

=__Uruguay Culture__=

__ Food of **Uruguay** __

One popular dish in Uruguay is Milanesa.

=__Uruguay Soccer__=


 * [[image:http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2011/0724/soc_g_uruguay1x_300.jpg width="300" caption="This is Uruguay winning their 15th Copa America. Deigo Forlan scored twice in this final, the score being 3-0. "]]

=How to make Milanesa= media type="youtube" key="DdQ_kTWozhU" height="315" width="420"

=History of Uruguay:=
 * In the Uruguay's early colonial days it was a war zone between the Spanish to the south and west, and the Portuguese to the north in Brazil.
 * Uruguay gained independence as its own country in 1828 to serve as a wall between the Spanish and Portuguese to reduce war.

=Trivia= - 6% of children in Uruguay are underweight - Uruguay is 68,000 square miles. - Roman Catholicism is the most common religion. - Current president is Jose Mujica.

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