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Transnational_issues of Uruguay

Disputes - international:in Jan 2007, ICJ provisionally ruled Uruguay may begin construction of two paper mills on the Uruguay River, which forms the border with Argentina, while the court examines further whether Argentina has the legal right to stop such construction with potential environmental implications to both countries; uncontested dispute with Brazil over certain islands in the Quarai/Cuareim and Invernada streams and the resulting tripoint with Argentina

Uruguay Quickstats

  • Population: 3,460,607 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 176,220 sq km
  • Density: 19 /km² (156th)
  • GDP (total): $33.98 billion (96th)
  • GDP (per capita): $9,900 (88th)
  • Literacy: 98%

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  • Currency: Uruguayan Peso (UYU)
  • Dial code: +598

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