Uruguay

Official Name: The Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Sovereign Status: Sovereign Country
Government Type: Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language): Republica Oriental del Uruguay
ISO Country Codes: UY : URY
Internet Domain: .uy
Government Web Site: http://www.presidencia.gub.uy
Capital: Montevideo Main Airports: Carrasco International Airport
Language(s): Spanish Population: 3,398,239
Currency: Uruguayan Peso ISO Currency Code: UYU
Telephone Dial In: +598 ID Prefix: 00



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Uruguay

Government Website: http://www.presidencia.gub.uy
Sovereign Ratings: https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/uruguay
Central Bank: Banco Central del Uruguay
Currency USD Exchange Rate: 42.645 Uruguayan pesos (UYU) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate: 7.6% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line: 9.7% (2015 est.)
Inflation Rate: 7.8% (2019 est.)
Prime Lending Rate: 11.60% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP: $56.108 billion (2019 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): $21,561 (2019 est.)
Currency Name: Uruguayan Peso
Currency Code: UYU
World Bank Classification: High Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture: 6.3% Cellulose, beef, soybeans, rice, wheat; dairy products; fish; lumber, tobacco, wine
Industry: 26.1% food processing, electrical machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals, beverages
Services: 67.6%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook




Financial Exchanges:
Stock & Securities Exchange: Bolsa Electronica de Valores de Uruguay ;

National Statistics Office:


Uruguay


Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

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Business Language(s): Spanish
Customs & Excise: Dirección Nacional de Aduanas
Development Bank(s): Development Bank of Latin America; Inter-American Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau: Instituto Uruguayo de Normas Técnicas
Competitive Ind’l Performance: 54/141 (2019) Corruption Perceptions Index: 21/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 101/190 (2019) Enabling Trade Index: 66/136 (2016)
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Export Credit & Insurance Show

Export Credit & Insurance Agency: Banco de Seguros del Estado ;

Investment & Export Promotion Show

Investment & Export Promotion Agency: Uruguay XXI ;