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The national flag of Uruguay (bandera nacional de Uruguay), officially known as the National Pavilion (Pabellón Nacional), is one of the three official flags of Uruguay along with the Artigas flag and the flag of the Treinta y Tres. It has a field of nine equal horizontal stripes alternating white and blue.
Uruguay is a representative democratic republic with a presidential system. [77] The members of government are elected for a five-year term by a universal suffrage system. [77] Uruguay is a unitary state: justice, education, health, security, foreign policy and defense are all administered nationwide. [77]
The Río Uruguay, which forms the border with Argentina, is flanked by low banks, and disastrous floods sometimes inundate large areas. [1] The longest and most important of the rivers draining westward is the Río Negro , which crosses the entire country from northeast to west before emptying into the Río Uruguay. [ 1 ]
Flag of The National Army of Uruguay: A Light Brown Field with the army emblem in the center. 1817-Present: Naval Jack of The National Navy of Uruguay: A White Field with a blue saltire that extends to the corners of the flag and the Sun of May in the center. [4] 1953-Present: Flag of The Uruguayan Air Force: A Blue Field with the Air Force ...
Uruguayan peso (Spanish: peso uruguayo) has been a name of the Uruguayan currency since Uruguay's settlement by Europeans.The present currency, the peso uruguayo (ISO 4217 code: UYU) was adopted in 1993 and is subdivided into 100 centésimos, although centésimos are not currently in use.
An enlargeable relief map of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uruguay: Uruguay – sovereign country located in southeastern South America. [1] It is home to 3.46 million people, of which 1.7 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. Montevideo was ...
Sun of May on the first Argentine coin, 1813. According to Diego Abad de Santillán, the Sun of May represents Inti, the Incan god of the sun. [1]The specification "of May" is a reference to the May Revolution which took place in the week from 18 to 25 May 1810, which marked the beginning of the independence from the Spanish Empire for the countries that were then part of the Viceroyalty of ...
The Uruguay River (Spanish: Río Uruguay [ˈri.o wɾuˈɣwaj]; Portuguese: Rio Uruguai [ˈʁi.u uɾuˈɡwaj]) is a major river in South America.It flows from north to south and forms parts of the boundaries of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, separating some of the Argentine provinces of La Mesopotamia from the other two countries.