On Uruguay

OVERVIEW

Official Name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Capital: Montevideo
Type of Government: Republic
Head of State: President Tabaré VÁZQUEZ Rosas
Head of Government: President Tabaré VÁZQUEZ Rosas
Foreign Minister: Gonzalo FERNÁNDEZ
Population: 3,477,778 (July 2008 estimate)
Land Area: 173,620 sq. km
Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
Purchasing power parity (PPP): $37.5 billion (2007 estimate)
Per capita PPP: $10,800 (2007 estimate)
Government Website: www.uruguay.gub.uy
Ambassador to the U.S.: Carlos Alberto GIANELLI Derois
Washington Embassy Address:
1913 I (Eye) Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Deputy Chief of Mission (in Washington): Hugo CAYRUS Marin
Washington Embassy Website: www.uruwashi.org
U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay: Frank E. BAXTER
U.S. Embassy Website in Uruguay: montevideo.usembassy.gov

Source: CIA World Factbook.