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COUNTRY FACTS
URUGUAY

SIZE 72,172 square miles
smallest South American country
POPULATION 3,156,000 per 1996 census
CAPITAL Montevideo (population 1,350,000))
TIME ZONE Two hours earlier than USA Eastern Standard time
ELECTRICITY Electric Current & Plug Adapters
LANGUAGE Spanish
RELIGION Predominantly Roman Catholic
U.S. CITIZEN ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Valid passport, tourist card issued by air carrier
NOTE: Many countries are requiring that passports be valid for at least 6 months
after the end of travel
AIRPORT DEPARTURE TAXES
(as of February 2007)
International flights $29 USD
Domestic flights $6 USD
CURRENCY Peso Uruguayo