Uruguay: flag, capital & map
Get to know Uruguay, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Montevideo
- Region
- South America
- Subregion
- South America
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 3,384,688
- Area
- 181,034 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Spanish
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Uruguayan Peso (UYU)
Uruguay is a country in South America. Its capital is Montevideo.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Uruguay
The flag of Uruguay is composed of nine equal horizontal bands of white alternating with blue, with a white square superimposed in the canton. In the white square is a yellow sun bearing a human face — the Sun of May — from which sixteen rays extend. The sun's rays alternate between triangular and wavy.
Where it is
Uruguay is grouped in South America, within Roam’s South America region. Its land-border list includes 2 countries in this atlas: Argentina, Brazil. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Uruguay has a recorded area of 181,034 square kilometres. Among the 12 countries assigned to South America in this dataset, it ranks 11 by area, from largest to smallest. Guyana is immediately above it in that ordering, at 214,969 km². Suriname is immediately below it, at 163,820 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 3,384,688 people for Uruguay in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 19 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Spanish. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Uruguayan Peso (UYU). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Uruguay?
Reveal answer
Montevideo. Uruguay is a country in South America. Its capital is Montevideo.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Uruguay?
Reveal answer
The flag of Uruguay is composed of nine equal horizontal bands of white alternating with blue, with a white square superimposed in the canton. In the white square is a yellow sun bearing a human face — the Sun of May — from which sixteen rays extend. The sun's rays alternate between triangular and wavy.
Which land neighbours of Uruguay are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Argentina and Brazil. The source classifies Uruguay as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Uruguay?
Reveal answer
Spanish. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Uruguay.
Which currency codes are listed for Uruguay?
Reveal answer
Uruguayan Peso (UYU). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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