| Terrain Uruguay :
| mostly rolling plains and low hills; fertile coastal lowland
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| Natural hazards Uruguay :
| seasonally high winds (the pampero is a chilly and occasional violent wind which blows north from the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods; because of the absence of mountains, which act as weather barriers, all locations are particularly vulnerable to rapid changes from weather fronts
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| Environment current issues Uruguay :
| water pollution from meat packing/tannery industry; inadequate solid/hazardous waste disposal
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| Environment international agreements party to Uruguay :
| Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
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| Geography note Uruguay :
| second-smallest South American country (after Suriname); most of the low-lying landscape (three-quarters of the country) is grassland, ideal for cattle and sheep raising
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| Flag description Uruguay :
| nine equal horizontal stripes of white (top and bottom) alternating with blue; there is a white square in the upper hoist-side corner with a yellow sun bearing a human face known as the Sun of May and 16 rays alternately triangular and wavy
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| Agriculture products Uruguay :
| rice, wheat, corn, barley; livestock; fish
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| Industries Uruguay :
| food processing, electrical machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals, beverages
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