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Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Done by Teodor Enchgev, 5th gradeDimitar Blagoev Primary, Bulgaria
World Cup research
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Geography
Uruguay is a country in southeastern region of South America it’s bordered by Argentina and Brazil. It’s also bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the South and Southeast
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Uruguay’s population
consists of 3.3 million
people. The capital of
Uruguay is Montevideo
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Uruguay is the second-smallest country in South America. Uruguay was largely
uninhabited until the establishment of Colonia del Sacramento
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The only inhabitants of Uruguay
before European colonization
being a small tribe called the
Charrua who were driven away by another tribe called the Guarani.
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The currency in Uruguay is ‘peso’.
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History
The early colonization
The region was first foundby the Portuguese in 1512and the Spanish in 1516.
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In 1603 the Spanish began to introduce
cattle, which became a source of wealth in the region. The first permanent Spanish settlement was founded in 1624 at Soriano on the Rio Negro
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In 1669–71 the Portuguese built a fort at Colonia del Sacramento
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Uruguay’s official language is Spanish.
Modern Uruguay is a democratic constitutional republic with a president who is the head of state and the head of government
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The independence struggle(1811-1830)
• In 1811, José Gervasio Artigas, who became Uruguay's national hero, launched a successful revolution against the Spanish authorities, defeating them on 18 May at the battle las Piedras.
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Climate• Uruguay is in the
temperent climate zone.
As would be expected with its abundance of water, high humidity and fog are common.
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Flora
Uruguay has about 2500 species distributed in 150 biological families, both native and foreign. "Ceibo" or Erythrina crista is the national flower in Uruguay.
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Religion
Uruguay has no official religion; church and state are officially separated, and religious freedom is guaranteed.
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2008 survey by the INE of Uruguay showed Catholicism as the main religion, with 45.7% of the population; 9.0% are non-Catholic Christians, 0.6% are Animists or Umbandists (an Afro-Brazilian religion), and 0.4% Jewish. 30.1% reported believing in a god, but not belonging to any religion, while 14% were Atheist or Agnostic
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Culture
Uruguayan culture is strongly European and its influences from southern Europe are particularly important. The tradition of the gaucho has been an important element in the art and folklore of both Uruguay and Argentina.
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Education
• Education in Uruguay is secular, free, and compulsory for 14 years, starting at the age of 4. The system is divided into six levels of 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); and post-graduate education.
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Sport
Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Uruguay. The first international match outside the British Isles was played between Uruguay and Argentina in Montevideo in July 1902 .
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The Uruguay international team has won the
FIFA world cup 2 times and has the most
Copa Americas. With the one in 2011 they are a total of 15 cups.
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Uruguay national football team