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Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in southeastern 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.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.2 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 8.1
- Economy 6.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 3 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Montevideo
- Population
- 3,499,451 inh.
- Area
- 181,034 km²
- Currency
- UYU
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Yamandú Orsi
Government in office 7 members
Minister of National Defense
Sandra Lazo
Minister of the Interior of Uruguay
Carlos Negro
ministre de l'Éducation et de la Culture
José Carlos Mahía
Minister of Public Health
Cristina Lustemberg
Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining (Uruguay)
Fernanda Cardona
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare
Juan Castillo
ministre du Logement, de la Planification territoriale et de l'Environnement
Tamara Paseyro
Parliament
Chambre des représentants
99 seats
Sénat
30 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
85 G$
GDP / capita
25,216 $
Growth
1.8 %
Inflation
4.7 %
Unemployment
7.5 %
Debt / GDP
65.3 %
Defense / GDP
2.3 %
Life expectancy
78.3 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.86/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
97/100
Corruption (CPI)
73/100
Press freedom (RSF)
69/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#64
Annual budget
1.9 Md$
Defense effort
2.3 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
13 Md$
Imports
13 Md$
Balance
0 Md$
Top exports
- 34% Bœuf + soja
- 15% Cellulose
Top imports
- 15% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
47%
-
GBR
50%
-
FRA
58%
-
DEU
58%
-
RUS
33%
-
CHN
47%
-
BRA
71%
Abstention: 24%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.862/1
Gini
40.0
Refugees hosted
3,195
Refugees originating
126
National anthem
Orientales, la Patria o la tumba
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- OAS
- Mercosur
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,970 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,734, or ×1.4.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2024 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)