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Oriental Republic of Uruguay Flags

Flag Colors and Description

The Uruguayan flag is comprised of nine equal horizontal stripes of white (top and bottom) alternating with blue, with a white square in the upper hoist-side corner containing a yellow sun bearing a human face known as the Sun of May with 16 rays that alternate between triangular and wavy.

People

Population: 3,431,932 (July 2006 estimate)

Population Growth Rate: 0.46% (2006 estimate)

Spoken Languages: Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)

Government

Government Type: constitutional republic

Capital: Montevideo

Economics

GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $36.56 billion (2006 estimate)

GDP per capita: $10,700 (2006 estimate)