Uruguay — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Uruguay: capital Montevideo, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Uruguay is in South America. Its capital is Montevideo.

Climate

Warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown; rainfall evenly distributed throughout the year

Mostly rolling plains and low hills; fertile coastal lowland

Uruguay was the first country to legalize recreational cannabis nationwide.

Uruguay hosted and won the first-ever FIFA World Cup in 1930.

Uruguay has more cattle than people, with roughly four cows for every person.

1516: Spanish explorer Juan Díaz de Solís arrives at the Río de la Plata

1825: Uruguay declares independence from Brazil

1828: Treaty of Montevideo establishes Uruguay as an independent buffer state

1930: Uruguay hosts and wins the first FIFA World Cup

2013: Uruguay becomes the first country to legalize recreational cannabis nationwide