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Since 2009 (Law No. 18567 of 13 September 2009), [5] the Uruguayan departments have been subdivided into municipalities. This system has been widely criticized as a waste of resources, due to Uruguay's small population of 3.4 million. The inaugural municipal elections were held in 2010, with municipal officials assuming office later in the year ...
Uruguayan Spanish, as a variant of Rioplatense, employs both voseo and yeísmo (with [ʃ] or [ʒ]) and has a great influence of the Italian language and its different dialects since it incorporates lunfardo. [162]
Rank Region HDI (2022) Very high human development 1 Montevideo: 0.846 2 Costa Este (Canelones, Maldonado and Rocha) 0.832 – Uruguay 0.830: 3 Centro Sur (Flores, Florida and Lavalleja)
Spanish: Uruguay — República Oriental del Uruguay Portuguese: Uruguai — República Oriental do Uruguai: Montevideo Spanish: Montevideo Portuguese: Montevidéu: 3,426,260 176,215 km 2 (68,037 sq mi) Uruguayan peso: Venezuela Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela VEN Spanish: Venezuela — República Bolivariana de Venezuela: Caracas Spanish: Caracas
The list of cities in Uruguay is a list of all populated centres of Uruguay that have received the status of "Ciudad" (City). There are several populated places that have not received this status, with a population below 10,000 but as big as that of many cities.
Quechua is still spoken as a second language in many of these regions. Gaucho regions – Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil. The culture of these regions were heavily influenced by the South American cowboy, known as the gaucho. Rioplatense region – Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and parts of Paraguay.
Ñ-shaped animation showing flags of some countries and territories where Spanish is spoken. Spanish is the official language (either by law or de facto) in 20 sovereign states (including Equatorial Guinea, where it is official but not a native language), one dependent territory, and one partially recognized state, totaling around 442 million people.
Montevideo (Spanish pronunciation: [monteβiˈðeo]) is a department (departamento) of Uruguay. It is by far the smallest department in area, but also by far the most populated. Its capital is the city of Montevideo, which is also the national capital. While most of the department is covered by the capital city, there are still smaller towns ...