| Population :
| 3,399,237 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 23,50%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 406 500.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 392 497.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 63,40%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 1 066 464.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 1 087 100.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 13,10%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 182 654.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 264 022.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 32.2 years .
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| Median age male :
| 30.7 years .
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| Median age female :
| 33.7 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 0.51% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 14.44 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 9.07 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| -0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 0.98 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.69 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 0.95 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 13.67 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 10.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 75.92 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 72.71 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 79.24 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 1.96 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| 0.3% (2001 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| 6,300 (2001 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| less than 500 (2001 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Uruguayan(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Uruguayan .
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| Ethnic groups :
| white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%, Amerindian, practically nonexistent .
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| Religions :
| Roman Catholic 66% (less than half of the adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, nonprofessing or other 31% .
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| Languages :
| Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier) .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 98%.
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| Literacy male :
| 97,60%.
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| Literacy female :
| 98.4% (2003 est.) .
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| Government type :
| constitutional republic .
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| Independence :
| 25 August 1825 (from Brazil) .
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| National holiday :
| Independence Day, 25 August (1825) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal and compulsory .
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| Economy overview :
| Uruguay's well-to-do economy is characterized by an export-oriented agricultural sector, a well-educated workforce, and high levels of social spending. After averaging growth of 5% annually during 1996-98, in 1999-2002 the economy suffered a major downtur.
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| Population below poverty line :
| 23.7% (2002) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 14%, industry 16%, services 70% .
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| Agriculture products :
| rice, wheat, corn, barley; livestock; fish .
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| Industries :
| food processing, electrical machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals, beverages .
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| Exports commodities :
| meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, dairy products .
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| Exports partners :
| Brazil 22.4%, US 9%, Germany 5.4%, Argentina 5.2%, Paraguay 4.2%, Italy 4.1% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Independence Day, 25 August (1825) .
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| Imports partners :
| Independence Day, 25 August (1825) .
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| Internet users :
| 400,000 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| Orientales, la patria o la tumba.
Libertad o con gloria morir.
Es el voto que el alma pronuncia
y que heroicos sabremos cumplir.
Libertad, libertad, orientales
este grito a la patria salvó
y a sus bravos en fieras batallas
de entusiasmo sublimé inflamó
Este don sacrosanto la gloria
merecimos, tiranos: temblad !
Libertad en la lid clamaremos
y muriendo también libertad !
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Traduction en Anglais :
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Orientals, our nation or the grave,
Liberty or with glory we die.
Its the vows that our souls pronounce
and which heroicly we will fullfill.
Liberty, Liberty, Orientals.
This is the outcry which our nation saved
and its braves in fierce battles
of sublime enthusiasm enflamed
This Holy gift of Glory we deserved
Tyrants: Tremble !
Liberty in combat we will Cry Out !
and even dying, Freedom we shall also Shout !.
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