Uruguay
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Italy first as Uruguay advanceItaly first as Uruguay advance As Italy and Uruguay got underway at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, it was not long before the respective mindsets of these two Group F combatants became all too evident. With Uruguay able to qualify with a... In this article: Italy, Uruguay, Kano, and Sani Abacha Stadium |
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BBC News | 4 days ago
Eagles claim 2011 World Cup berth
...Australia, Sullivan's former charges Ireland, Italy and another European qualifier. Uruguay can still make the World Cup via the repechage. "I was very happy with our defence, it went very well today," said O'Sullivan, whose side...
In this article: World Cup, Six Nations, New Zealand, and Ireland
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FIFA.com News | November 17, 2009
Four qualify as fortunes reverse
...room anxieties ahead of the last day of the group stage. United Arab Emirates proved too much for Solomon Islands in Group A, while Portugal were surprised by upstart Uruguay. Cote d'Ivoire relinquished the top slot to Japan in Group B,...
In this article: Dejan Stankovic, Dubai, Italy, Brazil, El Salvador, and Anxiety
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Malawi & Algeria U17's lose again
...three points while Algeria are yet to get off the mark. Sunday's final group games see Italy face Uruguay and South Korea against Algeria, who must win to have a chance of advancing. Malawi's chances of reaching the last 16 are hanging by a...
In this article: World Cup, Italy, Malawi, United Arab Emirates, Algeria, South Korea, USA, Spain, and Turkey
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CBS | 4 days ago
US qualifies for 2011 Rugby World Cup
...Rugby World Cup with a 27-6 win over Uruguay 27-6. The Eagles defeated Uruguay 27-22 in Montevideo a week ago, and swept the two-leg Americas playoffs 54-28 in a repeat of four years ago. In New Zealand in two years, the U.S. will play in...
In this article: United States, All rights reserved, Montevideo, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Italy, and Australia
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Semis promise passion
...knocking out Asian champions Japan. In the other two games, Switzerland continued their rich vein of form by beating a strong Russia team and Uruguay needed extra time to see off European champions Spain. The first semi-final brings together...
In this article: Brazil, Portugal, Switzerland, FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Dejan Stankovic, Madjer, and Italy
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Sports Illustrated Writers | November 18, 2009
Gregory Sica: Old-world power Uruguay may be waking from slumber
...help the Uruguayans get there. Coach Oscar Tabarez, who led Uruguay to the round of 16 at the '90 World Cup in Italy, has assembled a formidable unit that, on its best day, can beat the top teams in the world. The Uruguayans' main problem is...
In this article: Juan Ramon Carrasco, World Cup, Nacional, Nicolas Lodeiro, Atletico Madrid, Diego Forlan, South America, and Montevideo
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Top guns through to last eight
...Brazil and Italy. In the other quarter-finals, Portugal play Asian champions Japan, Spain face Uruguay, and tournament debutants Switzerland hope to continue their progress against the dark horses of the competition, Russia. Today, Group A...
In this article: Ruy Ramos, Italy, Dubai, Japan, Portugal, Switzerland, and Spain
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Goal.com | 7 days ago
Local Organising Committee Congratulate World Cup Play-Off Winners
...night, filling the last of the 32 positions for the tournament. Greece, Slovenia, Portugal, France, Uruguay and Algeria all secured their tickets to South Africa next year. They join Nigeria, Cameroon, New Zealand, Japan, Netherlands,...
In this article: World Cup, 2010 FIFA World Cup, South Africa, Portugal, Greece, Slovenia, France, FIFA World Cup, and African Nations Cup
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The Japan Times: All Stories | November 15, 2009
Japan squanders opportunities in scoreless draw with South Africa
...going to be a tough game for us in Paris." In the first leg of the South American-North and Central American and Caribbean playoff, Uruguay beat 10-man Costa Rica 1-0 on Diego Lugano's 23rd-minute goal, giving Uruguay, a two-time world...
In this article: South Africa, Japan, MacBeth Sibaya, World Cup, Takeshi Okada, Carlos Alberto Parreira, 2010 World Cup, World Cup, and Asian Cup
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Uruguay (official full name in Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay; , Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to 3.46 million people, of whom 1.7 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area.
Uraguay is bordered by Brazil to the north, by Argentina across the bank of both the Uruguay River to the west and the estuary of Río de la Plata to the southwest, and the South Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. Its surface is 176.214 km² being by its territorial extension the second smallest country in South America, larger only than Suriname and the French overseas department of French Guiana.
Montevideo was founded by the Spanish in the early 18th century as a military stronghold. Uruguay won its independence in 1825-1828 following a three-way struggle between Spain, Argentina and Brazil. It is a constitutional democracy, where the president fulfills the roles of both head of state and head of government.
The economy is largely based on agriculture (making up 10% of GDP and the most substantial export) and the state sector. Uruguay's economy is on the whole more stable than in its surrounding states, and it maintains a solid reputation with investors.
According to Transparency International, Uruguay is the least corrupt country in Latin America (along with Chile), with its political and labor conditions being among the freest on the continent.
In November 2007 it became the first Latin American country and the second in all of the Americas (after Canada) to recognize same-sex civil unions at the national level.
- Name:
- Uruguay
- Conventional Long Name:
- Oriental Republic of Uruguay
- Capital:
- Montevideo
- Language:
- Spanish
- Motto:
- Libertad o muerte
- Largest City:
- Montevideo
- Government type:
- Presidential republic
- Founding Date:
- August 25, 1825
- Area:
- 68,037
- Currency (code):
- UYU
- Country Calling Code:
- 598
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