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Brief History. A violent Marxist urban guerrilla movement, the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to agree to military control of his administration in 1973. By the end of the year the rebels had been crushed, but the military continued to expand its hold throughout the government. Civilian rule was not restored until 1985. Uruguay's political and labor conditions are among the freest on the continent.

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Country Information

Local name: Uruguay

Capital: Montevideo

Population: 3,431,932

Government: constitutional republic

Currency: Uruguayan peso (UYU)

Land size: 176,220 sq km

Topography: mostly rolling plains and low hills; fertile coastal lowland

Typical foods:

Major exports: meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, dairy products
Information on the People

Official language: Spanish

Other languages spoken: Portunol, or Brazilero

Religions: Roman Catholic 66% (less than half of the adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, nonprofessing or other 31%

Literacy rate: 98%

Male/Female Ratio: 0.95 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 76.33 years

Ethnic groups: white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%, Amerindian

Internet users: 680,000

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