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Uruguay (/ˈjʊərəɡwaɪ/ ^ⓘ YOOR-ə-gwy, Spanish: [uɾuˈɣwaj] ^ⓘ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately 176,215 square kilometres (68,037 sq mi). It has a population of around 3.4 million, of whom nearly 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo.

The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter-gatherers 13,000 years ago. The predominant tribe at the moment of the arrival of Europeans was the Charrúa people. At the same time, there were also other tribes, such as the Guaraní and the Chaná, when the Portuguese first established Colonia do Sacramento in 1680; Uruguay was colonized by Europeans later than its neighboring countries.

The Spanish founded Montevideo as a military stronghold in the early 18th century due to competing claims over the region, while Uruguay won its independence between 1811 and 1828, following a four-way struggle between Portugal and Spain, and later Argentina and Brazil. It remained subject to foreign influence and intervention throughout the first half of the 19th century. From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, numerous pioneering economic, labor, and social reforms were implemented, which led to the creation of a highly developed welfare state, which is why the country began to be known as "Switzerland of the Americas". However, a series of economic crises and the fight against far-left urban guerrilla warfare in the late 1960s and early 1970s culminated in the 1973 coup d'état, which established a civic-military dictatorship until 1985. Uruguay is today a democratic constitutional republic, with a president who serves as both head of state and head of government.

Uruguay is described as a "full democracy" and is very highly ranked in international measurements of government transparency, economic freedom, socially progress, income equality, per capita income, innovation, and infrastructure. The country has fully legalized cannabis (the first country in the world to do so), as well as same-sex marriage, prostitution, and abortion. It is a United Nations, OAS, and Mercosur founding member. (Full article...)

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ANTEL (Spanish: Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones, lit. 'National Administration of Telecommunications') is Uruguay's government-owned telecommunications company, founded in 1974 as a separate legal entity after spinning off the telecommunications division of UTE, which had the monopoly of landline telephony since 1931. The company has a monopoly of landline telephony and data services in the country. They also provide mobile phone services (in direct competition with Claro and Movistar) and Internet-related services, being the only provider of ADSL and land-line data services because of the monopoly situation. (Full article...)

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Candombe being played on the streets of its origins, Montevideo, Uruguay.

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...that Uruguay is a major importer/exporter of Software in South America?

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Suárez with Uruguay at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis ˈswaɾes]; born 24 January 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Uruguay national team. Nicknamed "El Pistolero" ("The Gunman"), he is regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest strikers of all time. Individually, he has won two European Golden Shoes, an Eredivisie Golden Boot, a Premier League Golden Boot and a Pichichi Trophy. He has scored over 500 career goals for club and country.

Suárez began his senior club career at Nacional in 2005. At age 19, he signed for Groningen, before transferring to Ajax in 2007. There, he won the KNVB Cup and the Eredivisie. In 2011, Suárez signed for Premier League club Liverpool, and won the League Cup in his first full season. Having established a strike partnership with Daniel Sturridge, he equalled the goalscoring record for a 38-game Premier League season and won his first European Golden Shoe in 2014. That summer, Suárez moved to Barcelona in a transfer worth £64.98 million (€82.3 million adjusted for inflation), making him one of the most expensive players of all time. (Full article...)

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Carlos Páez Vilaró Eduardo Galeano Pedro Figari Juan Zorrilla de San Martín José Batlle y Ordóñez China Zorrilla Darío Silva Jorge Drexler José Gervasio Artigas Diego Forlán Daniel Hendler Edinson Cavani Pablo Cuevas

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The following are images from various Uruguay-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1President Batlle Berres during a speech in Minas, 1949 (from History of Uruguay)
Image 2The invigorating yerba mate in its gourd with thermos. It is a fixture in Uruguayan daily life. (from Culture of Uruguay)
Image 3Palacio Salvo, built in Montevideo from 1925 to 1928, was once the tallest building in Latin America. (from History of Uruguay)
Image 4José Belloni: The Struggle, 1965 (from Culture of Uruguay)
Image 5Blanco soldiers during the Revolution of 1897 (from History of Uruguay)
Image 6Maximo Santos after assassination attempt (from History of Uruguay)
Image 72011 bicentennial celebrations at the Palacio Legislativo in Montevideo (from History of Uruguay)
Image 8Provincial political allegiances in 1816 CE (from History of Uruguay)
Image 9Flag of Artigas (from History of Uruguay)
Image 10The sinking of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee is the best known event of Uruguay during World War II. (from History of Uruguay)
Image 11Joaquín Suárez monument in Montevideo (from History of Uruguay)
Image 12Propaganda of Terra and the March revolution (from History of Uruguay)
Image 13Fructuoso Rivera (from History of Uruguay)
Image 14The eclectic-style General Artigas railway station was inaugurated in 1897 and has served as Montevideo's main station ever since. (from History of Uruguay)
Image 15Modern Montevideo (from History of Uruguay)
Image 16José Gervasio Artigas, as depicted by Juan Manuel Blanes (from History of Uruguay)
Image 17Garments worn by prisoners during the dictatorship, exhibited at the Museum of Memory (from History of Uruguay)
Image 18Uruguayan war, 1864–65 (from History of Uruguay)
Image 19José Enrique Rodó (from Culture of Uruguay)
Image 20Spanish and Portuguese control of South America in 1754 CE (from History of Uruguay)
Image 21A map showing European immigration around the world, with the majority of Uruguay (and parts of Argentina and southern Brazil, respectively) having more than 90% of European ancestry (from Culture of Uruguay)
Image 22Replica of the Uruguayan Air Force plane that crashed on October 13, 1972, with 45 Uruguayans on board and gave rise to the so-called miracle of the Andes (from History of Uruguay)
Image 23Senor Montero de Bustamante, Uruguayan Chargé d'Affaires in the United Kingdom, speaking at a 1943 ceremony to name a Royal Air Force Spitfire fighter, funded by Uruguayan donations (from History of Uruguay)
Image 24The Casapueblo, one of Carlos Páez Vilaró most famous art piece (from Culture of Uruguay)
Image 25The Uruguay National Football Team winning the 2011 edition of the Copa America, hosted by Argentina (from Culture of Uruguay)
Image 26U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Montevideo, 1960 (from History of Uruguay)
Image 27Manuel Oribe (from History of Uruguay)
Image 28Estadio Centenario, the main stadium of the 1930 FIFA World Cup (from History of Uruguay)
Image 29Poster of President Batlle after victory over Blancos in 1904 (from History of Uruguay)
Image 30Montevideo in 1865 (from History of Uruguay)
Image 31Players of the Uruguay national football team that won the 1950 World Cup after the victory known as Maracanazo (from History of Uruguay)

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