Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ranks 41st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Israel, South Africa, and Bulgaria. Memorable people born in present day Uruguay include José Mujica, Comte de Lautréamont, and Tabaré Vázquez. Memorable people who died in Uruguay include Tabaré Vázquez, Eduardo Galeano, and José Nasazzi. Uruguay has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many soccer players and politicians.

Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay or the Eastern Republic of 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 181,034 square kilometers (69,898 sq mi) and has a population of an estimated 3.4 million, of whom around 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. Read more on Wikipedia