URUGUAY

Ben Walters

General Information

South American First Nation in the UN to test hemp

cultivation. Population of 3,251,526 The Capital of Uruguay is Montevideo

Government Structure

Constitutional Republic President Jose Mujica Vice President Danilo Astori

Economics

The monetary unit of Uruguay is the Uruguayan Peso

One Uruguayan Peso is equal to .05 U.S. Dollars

Tourist Attractions

Carlos Páez Vilaró's Casapueblo is a large scale sculpture, and is the artists home as well as a hotel.

Customs

Uruguayan Gauchos are cowboy like people who are very important in the history of Uruguay.

Uruguayan culture is very similar to the culture of southern European countries.

Languages

Spanish English Portuguese

Education Early childhood (3–5 years) Primary (6–11 years) Basic secondary (12–14 years) Upper secondary (15–17 years) Higher education (18 and up) Post-graduate education. Uruguay is part of the One Laptop Per

Child project, and in 2009 became the first country in the world to provide a laptop for every primary school student.

Military The armed forces personnel number

about 14,000 for the Army, 6,000 for the Navy, and 3,000 for the Air Force.

Enlistment is voluntary in peacetime, but the government has the authority to conscript in emergencies

Uruguay is reimbursed by the UN for the majority of its military spending, because the majority of its military is deployed as UN peacekeepers.

Transportation

Most transportation in Uruguay is by road or rail

There is also public transport A liter of gas is 1.69 U.S. dollars.

Bibliography

http://coinmill.com/USD_UYU.html#UYU=1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay