What type of government does Uruguay have?

Uruguay is a sovereign state, constitutional republic, secular state, and presidential system with a participatory democracy form of government. The head of state and government is the President of Uruguay.

What is Uruguay's current population and demographic profile?

As of the 2023 Uruguayan census, the population is 3,444,263. The population has grown from approximately 2.5 million in 1960 to over 3.4 million in 2023, with urban population of approximately 3.27 million versus rural population of approximately 147,591 in 2022.

What are Uruguay's economic indicators?

Uruguay's nominal GDP was $71.2 billion in 2022. The Gini coefficient (income inequality) is 40.2 (2020). The unemployment rate is 8.4% (2024). The VAT rate is 22% standard and 10% reduced.

What international organizations is Uruguay a member of?

Uruguay is a member of the United Nations (since December 18, 1945), World Trade Organization (since January 1, 1995), Organization of American States (since 1948), UNESCO (since November 8, 1947), and many other international bodies including the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Finance Corporation, and Interpol.

What is Uruguay's human development status?

Uruguay's Human Development Index (HDI) is 0.809 (2021), classified as "Very High." The Inequality-adjusted HDI is 0.710 (2021). Life expectancy at birth is 78 years (2022).

What are Uruguay's major holidays and public celebrations?

Public holidays include New Year's Day (January 1), International Workers' Day, Christmas (Dia de la Familia), Carnival, All Souls' Day (November 2), Epiphany (January 6), and Tourism Week (variable date).

What administrative divisions does Uruguay have?

Uruguay is divided into 19 departments: Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandú, Río Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San José, Soriano, Tacuarembó, and Treinta y Tres.

What is Uruguay's relationship with neighbouring countries?

Uruguay shares borders with Brazil to the north and Argentina to the west. It has diplomatic relations with numerous countries including Argentina, Brazil, United States, China, Spain, and many others. The country was previously part of the Cisplatina Province before independence.

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Geography

Location

Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil

Climate

warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown

Terrain

mostly rolling plains and low hills; fertile coastal lowland

Natural resources

arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fish

People & Society

Religions

Roman Catholic 36.5%, Protestant 5% (Evangelical (non-specific) 4.6%, Adventist 0.2%, Protestant (non-specific) 0.3%), African American Cults/Umbanda 2.8%, Jehovah's Witness 0.6%, Church of Jesus Christ 0.2%, other 1%, Believer (not belonging to the church) 1.8%, agnostic 0.3%, atheist 1.3%, none 47.3%, unspecified 3.4%Roman Catholic 42%, Protestant 15%, other 6%, agnostic 3%, atheist 10%, unspecified 24% (2023 est.)

Government

Government type

presidential republic

Independence

25 August 1825 (from Brazil)

National holiday

Independence Day, 25 August (1825)

Legal system

civil law system based on the Spanish civil code

Economy

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

$108.502 billion (2024 est.)

Real GDP per capita

$32,000 (2024 est.)

Real GDP growth rate

3.1% (2024 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

4.8% (2024 est.)

Unemployment rate

8.5% (2024 est.)

Exports - partners

China 21%, Brazil 17%, USA 8%, Argentina 5%, Netherlands 5% (2023)

Imports - partners

Brazil 22%, China 18%, Argentina 11%, USA 9%, Nigeria 4% (2023)

Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Uruguay

Summary

Uruguay is a sovereign state^[1]. Uruguay draws 155,225 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #99 of 197).^[2]

Key Facts

Uruguay received the The Economist country of the year^[3].
Uruguay was a member of United Nations^[4].
Uruguay was a member of Q4264^[5].
Uruguay was a member of World Trade Organization^[6].
Uruguay was a member of International Labour Organization^[7].
Uruguay was a member of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development^[8].
Uruguay was a member of International Finance Corporation^[9].
Uruguay is in the country of Uruguay^[10].
Uruguay is on the body of water Uruguay River^[11].
Uruguay is on the body of water Río de la Plata^[12].
Uruguay is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[13].
Uruguay's head of government is recorded as Yamandú Orsi^[14].
Uruguay is on the continent of South America^[15].
Uruguay's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[16].
Uruguay's instance of is recorded as secular state^[17].
Uruguay's instance of is recorded as country^[18].
Uruguay's instance of is recorded as constitutional republic^[19].
Uruguay's head of state is recorded as Yamandú Orsi^[20].
Uruguay's capital is recorded as Montevideo^[21].
Uruguay's currency is recorded as Uruguayan peso^[22].
Uruguay's shares border with is recorded as Brazil^[23].
Uruguay's shares border with is recorded as Argentina^[24].
Uruguay's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .uy^[25].
Uruguay's anthem is recorded as National Anthem of Uruguay^[26].
Uruguay's basic form of government is recorded as republic^[27].

Body

Geography

Uruguay is in the country of Uruguay^[10]. Adjacent water bodies include Uruguay River^[11], a river^[28]; Río de la Plata^[12], an estuary^[29], in Argentina^[30]; and Atlantic Ocean^[13], an ocean^[31]. Uruguay is on the continent of South America^[15]. Part of include Latin America^[32], a transcontinental region^[33] and Southern Cone^[34], a region^[35], in Chile^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state^[16], secular state^[17], country^[18], and constitutional republic^[19].

History and Context

Uruguay River is named after Uruguay^[37].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Uruguay include Uruguayans^[38], a human population^[39]; Uruguay Round^[40], a negotiation^[41]; and Uruguay Cove^[42], a cove^[43].

Why It Matters

Uruguay draws 155,225 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #99 of 197).^[2] Uruguay has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Uruguay is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for Uruguay include Uruguayans^[38], a human population^[39]; Uruguay Round^[40], a negotiation^[41]; and Uruguay Cove^[42], a cove^[43].

FAQs

What awards did Uruguay receive?

Honors received include The Economist country of the year^[3].

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Member of EU high0.904 independent sources

Member of Latin America emerging0.722 independent sources

evidence “Uruguay emerged as Latin America's safest country in the 2026 Global Peace Index, ranking 43rd globally, even as the region as a whole suffered a decline in peacefulness largely because of violence linked to organized crime syndicates.” nearshoreamericas.com · read source

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Quick Facts

Instance of sovereign state, secular state, country, constitutional republic

Award received The Economist country of the year

Inception August 25, 1825

Country Uruguay

Follows Oriental State of Uruguay

Official website www.gub.uy

Part of Latin America, Southern Cone, European Union tax haven blacklist

Coordinate location 🗺️ -33.000°, -56.000°

Short name Uruguay

Properties

Age of majority +18

Anthem National Anthem of Uruguay

Area +176215

Basic form of government republic, participatory democracy, presidential system

Bti governance index 7.39 (6.85–7.69, n=8)

Bti status index 9.12 (8.66–9.33, n=9)

Capital Montevideo

Central bank Central Bank of Uruguay

Coat of arms Coat of arms of Uruguay

Compulsory education (maximum age) +14

Compulsory education (minimum age) +6

Contains the administrative territorial entity Artigas Department, Canelones Department, Cerro Largo Department, Colonia Department, Durazno Department, Flores Department, Florida Department, Lavalleja Department, Maldonado Department, Montevideo Department, Paysandú Department, Río Negro Department, Rivera Department, Rocha Department, Salto Department, San José Department, Soriano Department, Tacuarembó Department, Treinta y Tres Department

Continent South America

Coordinates of easternmost point 🗺️ -32.654°, -53.185°

Coordinates of geographic center 🗺️ -32.523°, -55.766°

Coordinates of northernmost point 🗺️ -30.086°, -56.994°

Coordinates of southernmost point 🗺️ -34.974°, -54.952°, 🗺️ -35.031°, -54.884°

Coordinates of westernmost point 🗺️ -33.682°, -58.438°

Culture culture of Uruguay

Currency Uruguayan peso, nuevo peso

Democracy index +8.61, +8.85

Demographics of topic demographics of Uruguay

Demonym Uruguayan, uruguayi, Ουρουγουανός, Uruguayano, Luruguyänan, أوروغواياني, أوروغوايانية, أوروغوايانيون, уругвайці, уругваєць, уругвайка, אורוגוואי, אורוגוואית, uruguayeni, uruguayan, uruguayană, উরুগুয়েয়ীয়, uruguaiano, uruguaiana, uruguaiani, uruguaiane, uruguaia, uruguayan, Urugvajano, uruguayu, uruguaya, ウルグアイ人, Uruguayenne, Uruguayen, uruguayo, uruguaya, uruguayos, uruguayas, uruguajana, uruguajane, uruguajani, uruguajan, uruguaja, uruguaje, uruguaji, uruguajo, uruguaià, uruguaiana, uruguaians, uruguaianes, ؤروڭواني, ؤروڭوانية, ؤروڭوانيين, ؤروڭوانيات, Uruguayer, Uruguayerin, Uraguach, Urugvajec, Urugvajka

Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia

Different from Uruguay

Diplomatic relation Canada, Italy, Brazil, Germany, Australia, Israel, Serbia, Venezuela, Chile, France, Holy See, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Argentina, Armenia, Ecuador, Lebanon, Poland, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, Belgium, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Netherlands, Austria, Cuba, Portugal, Taiwan, Russia, United States, South Korea, People's Republic of China, Sweden, Japan, Iran, India, Riograndense Republic

Driving side right

Economy of topic economy of Uruguay

Electrical plug type Europlug, Schuko, AS/NZS 3112, Type L

Emergency phone number 911

Executive body Presidencia de la República

Female population 1.8M (1.8M–1.8M, n=4)

Flag flag of Uruguay

Geography of topic Geography of Uruguay

Geoshape 🗺️ View shape: Uruguay

Gini coefficient +40.2

Gs1 country code 773

Happy planet index score +57.5

Has characteristic free country

Hashtag Uruguay

Head of government Yamandú Orsi

Head of state Yamandú Orsi, Luis Lacalle Pou

Highest judicial authority Supreme Court of Uruguay

Highest point Cerro Catedral

History of topic history of Uruguay

Human development index 0.81 (0.7–0.82, n=32)

Inequality-adjusted human development index 0.71 (0.66–0.72, n=12)

Language used Spanish, Uruguayan Sign Language, Uruguayan Portuguese

Legislative body General Assembly of Uruguay

Licence plate code UY

Life expectancy 78 (74.6–78, n=22)

Located in or next to body of water Uruguay River, Río de la Plata, Atlantic Ocean

Located in time zone UTC−03:00, UTC−02:00, America/Montevideo

Located in/on physical feature Hispanic America, South America, Southern Cone

Lowest point Atlantic Ocean

Mains voltage +230

Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Uruguay, WikiProject Latin America

Male population 1.7M (1.7M–1.7M, n=4)

Maritime identification digits 770

Marriageable age +16

Mobile country code 748

Motto Liberty or Death

Named after Uruguay River

Native label República Oriental del Uruguay

Nickname El Paisito, La Suiza de América

Nominal gdp +61412268249, +71177146197

Number of out-of-school children 60k (51k–60k, n=6)

Office held by head of government President of Uruguay

Office held by head of state President of Uruguay

Official name Repúbilca Oriental del Uruguay, la République orientale de l’Uruguay, Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Estado Oriental del Uruguay

On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

Open data portal Uruguay Open Data Portal

P14470 Locations/Uruguay

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Permanent duplicated item Q27103717

Population 3.4M (2.5M–3.5M, n=56)

Public holiday New Year's Day, International Workers' Day, Christmas, Carnival, All Souls' Day, Epiphany, Tourism Week

Railway traffic side left, right

Replaces Cisplatina Province, Provincia Oriental

Rural population 148k (148k–157k, n=4)

Shares border with Brazil, Argentina

Suicide rate +18.8

Telephone country code +598

Top-level internet domain .uy

Topic's main category Category:Uruguay

Topic's main wikimedia portal Portal:Uruguay

Total fertility rate 2.02 (2.02–2.27, n=16)

Unemployment rate 7.5 (7–10.4, n=11)

Unicode character 🇺🇾

Urban population 3.3M (3.3M–3.3M, n=4)

Vat rate +22, +10

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Citizens 1892

Luis Suárez, José Mujica, Natalia Oreiro, Diego Forlán, Edinson Cavani, Diego Godín, Eduardo Galeano, Tabaré Vázquez +1884 more

Things located in country 1070

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Treaty of Versailles, Kyoto Protocol, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, Escazu Agreement, Universal Copyright Convention, Artemis Accords, Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled +8 more

← Narrative location 12

Alive, The Battle of the River Plate, Submerged, A Twelve-Year Night, The Pope's Toilet, Montevideo, God Bless You!, Whisky, A Moonless Night +4 more

← Taxon range 12

cougar, Capybara, Myocastor coypus, margay, crab-eating fox, common vampire bat, Neotropical otter, southern tamandua +4 more

← Facet of 10

history of Uruguay, Geography of Uruguay, demographics of Uruguay, Catholic Church in Uruguay, Islam in Uruguay, music of Uruguay, culture of Uruguay, rail transport in Uruguay +2 more

← Operating area 10

'Ndrangheta, TeleSUR, Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, Uruguayan Olympic Committee, Cabify, ANTEL, Uruguayan Rugby Union, National Police of Uruguay +2 more

Participated in 8

Paraguayan War, Multinational Force and Observers, Platine War, Uruguayan War, Summit on Peace in Ukraine, Battle of Lomas Valentinas, Angola–Uruguay relations, Philip Morris v. Uruguay

Residents 7

Jules Supervielle, Luis Camnitzer, Alfonsina Maldonado, Emeric Essex Vidal, Jana Rodriguez Hertz, Nerses Ounanian, Rocco Morabito

People who died here 6

Carlos Romero, Alberto Cardaccio, Jorge Germán Pacheco, Miguel Benincasa, Alberto Ariel Martínez, Nilo Acuña

Public holiday 6

Christmas, International Workers' Day, Carnival, Epiphany, All Souls' Day, New Year's Day

← Endemic to 6

Eugenia uniflora, Eugenia stipitata, Parkinsonia aculeata, Syagrus romanzoffiana, Butia yatay, Enterolobium contortisiliquum

← Location of discovery 5

Glyptodon, Toxodon, Doedicurus, Love and Duty, Panochthus

Instance of 4

country, sovereign state, secular state, constitutional republic

Basic form of government 3

republic, presidential system, participatory democracy

Belongs to 3

South America, Latin America, Ibero-America

Described by source 3

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia

Language used 3

Spanish, Uruguayan Sign Language, Uruguayan Portuguese

Located in or next to body of water 3

Atlantic Ocean, Río de la Plata, Uruguay River

Owned entities 3

Administración Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas, Fortaleza de Santa Teresa, Bank of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay

← Basin country 3

Atlantic Ocean, Río de la Plata, Uruguay River

← Place of publication 3

Please Please Me, Brecha, Turmalina

Electrical plug type 2

Schuko, Europlug

Founded entities 2

United Nations, Latin American Free Trade Association

Located in/on physical feature 2

South America, Hispanic America

Named after 2

Uruguay Round, Uruguayans

Part of 2

Latin America, Southern Cone

Railway traffic side 2

left, right

Replaces 2

Cisplatina Province, Provincia Oriental

Shares border with 2

Brazil, Argentina

← Contains the administrative territorial entity 2

South America, Union of South American Nations

← Country of registry 2

HSC Francisco, Capitan Miranda

← Depicts 2

Template: Location map Uruguay, Module:Location map/data/Uruguay

← Replaced by 2

United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, Cisplatina Province

← Shares border with 2

Brazil, Argentina

← Work location 2

Pietro Gori, Charles DeForest Fredricks

Anthem 1

National Anthem of Uruguay

Capital 1

Montevideo

Category for films shot at this location 1

Category:Films shot in Uruguay

Category for people born here 1

Category:Births in Uruguay

Category for people buried here 1

Category:Burials in Uruguay

Category for people who died here 1

Category:Deaths in Uruguay

Category of associated people 1

Category:Uruguayan people

Central bank 1

Central Bank of Uruguay

Coat of arms 1

Coat of arms of Uruguay

Continent 1

South America

Country 1

Uruguay

Culture 1

culture of Uruguay

Currency 1

Uruguayan peso

Demographics of topic 1

demographics of Uruguay

Different from 1

Uruguay

Driving side 1

right

Economy of topic 1

economy of Uruguay

Emergency phone number 1

911

Eu knowledge graph item id 1

Taiwan

Flag 1

flag of Uruguay

Geography of topic 1

Geography of Uruguay

Head of government 1

Yamandú Orsi

Head of state 1

Yamandú Orsi

Highest point 1

Cerro Catedral

History of topic 1

history of Uruguay

Jorfsearch organization id 1

Uruguay

Legislative body 1

General Assembly of Uruguay

Located in time zone 1

UTC−03:00

Lowest point 1

Atlantic Ocean

Named after 1

Uruguay River

Office held by head of government 1

President of Uruguay

Office held by head of state 1

President of Uruguay

On focus list of wikimedia project 1

Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

Snarc id 1

Dortmund

Top-level internet domain 1

.uy

Topic's main category 1

Category:Uruguay

Topic's main wikimedia portal 1

Portal:Uruguay

← Capital of 1

Montevideo

← Category's main topic 1

Category:Uruguay

← Colon classification 1

Wahhabism

← Different from 1

Uruguay

← Digital scriptorium catalog item id 1

6th century BC

← Domain of saint or deity 1

Immaculate Conception of Mary

← Eu knowledge graph item id 1

Joint Research Centre

← Indigenous to 1

Uruguayan Spanish

← Invasive to 1

Common Starling

← Jorfsearch organization id 1

Uruguay

← Lingua libre id 1

Judeo-Persian

← Located in/on physical feature 1

Laguna de Rocha

← Main subject 1

Template:Country data Uruguay

← Object of occurrence 1

Liberation Day tariffs

← Tdkiv wikibase id 1

computer interface

← Wikimedia portal's main topic 1

Portal:Uruguay

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Direct Wikidata claims

[14] ↑ Uruguay — head of government (P6): Yamandú Orsi. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Uruguay — country (P17): Uruguay. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Uruguay — continent (P30): South America. workwithdata.com. Retrieved 2024-10-11. workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Uruguay — instance of (P31): sovereign state. state.gov. state.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Uruguay — instance of (P31): secular state. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Uruguay — instance of (P31): country. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Uruguay — instance of (P31): constitutional republic. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Uruguay — head of state (P35): Yamandú Orsi. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Uruguay — capital (P36): Montevideo. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2025-03-06. workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Uruguay — currency (P38): Uruguayan peso. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Uruguay — shares border with (P47): Brazil. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Uruguay — shares border with (P47): Argentina. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Uruguay — top-level Internet domain (P78): .uy. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Uruguay — anthem (P85): National Anthem of Uruguay. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Uruguay — basic form of government (P122): republic. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Uruguay — named after (P138): Uruguay River. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Uruguay — award received (P166): The Economist country of the year. Earth’s got talent. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Uruguay — located in or next to body of water (P206): Uruguay River. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Uruguay — located in or next to body of water (P206): Río de la Plata. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Uruguay — located in or next to body of water (P206): Atlantic Ocean. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Uruguay — part of (P361): Latin America. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Uruguay — part of (P361): Southern Cone. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Uruguay — member of (P463): United Nations. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Uruguay — member of (P463): Q4264. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Uruguay — member of (P463): World Trade Organization. wto.org. Retrieved 2024-09-29. wto.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Uruguay — member of (P463): International Labour Organization. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Uruguay — member of (P463): International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Uruguay — member of (P463): International Finance Corporation. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

4d ago · Muralituy · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Claims rich → —

"/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q1224678]]"
4d ago · Muralituy · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Sitelink count → 324

Located in/on physical feature → Hispanic America, South America, Southern Cone

Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'af', 'als', 'alt', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', 'ann', '

Claims rich → —

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P706]]: [[Q236118]]"
15d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Nhk archives program id → E0000000806

"/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P14102]]: E0000000806"
22d ago · Yupik · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Head of state → Yamandú Orsi, Luis Lacalle Pou

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P35]]: [[Q6800406]]"
9w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Coordinates of geographic center → {'lat': -32.5228, 'lon': -55.7658}

"/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/44771|batch #44771]]"
9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Nhk archives program id → E0000000806

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14102]]: 0002844"
10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14470 → Locations/Uruguay

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Locations/Uruguay, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
10w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Pronunciation audio → Lb-Uruguay.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Uruguay.wav, LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Uruguay.wav

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Uruguay.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Biblissima authority id → caron

Wikidata description → sovereign state in South America

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q26948, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
10w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Lille norske leksikon id → Uruguay

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12721]]: Uruguay, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/166537284|Uruguay (#166537284)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6325|Lille norske leksikon]]"
12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14541 → 2gPueW

"/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40836|batch #40836]]: ZGBK ID"
13w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Süddeutsche zeitung topic id → Uruguay

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10916]]: Uruguay, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/213758870|Uruguay (#213758870)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7168|Süddeutsche Zeitung top"
13w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Idref id → 026404834, 027251365

"/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 40467, Add qualifier to ICANNWiki page ID `Uruguay`"
14w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Icannwiki page id → Uruguay

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12521]]: Uruguay, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294328236|Uruguay (#294328236)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8064|ICANNWiki]] #mix'n'matc"
15w ago · Magiciandude · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Uruguay, WikiProject Latin America

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6104]]: [[Q8504183]]"
16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Svkkl authority id → g0004063-Uruguay

Harper's tag → uruguay

"/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: g0004063-Uruguay, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
21w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Dbnl country id → urugu01

Fandom article id → countries:Uruguay

"/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14337]]: urugu01, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257631|batch #257631]]"

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