Uraguay

Uruguay   / ˈ jʊər ə ɡ w aɪ /  ,[6]  officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-cia_1-2" style="line-height:1em;">[1] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-britannica_7-0" style="line-height:1em;">[7]  and sometimes called the Eastern Republic of Uruguay<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="line-height:1em;">[8]  (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay, pronounced: <span class="IPA" style="font-family:'LucidaSansUnicode','ArialUnicodeMS';" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">[reˈpuβlika oɾjenˈtal del uɾuˈɣwaj] ), is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to 3.3 million people,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-cia_1-3" style="line-height:1em;">[1]  of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. An estimated 88% of the population is of European descent.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-cia_1-4" style="line-height:1em;">[1]  With an area of approximately 176,000 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi), Uruguay is the second-smallest nation in South America by area, after Suriname.

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;font-family:sans-serif;">Colonia del Sacramento, one of the oldest European settlements in the country, was founded by the Portuguese in 1680. Montevideo was founded by the Spanish in the early 18th century as a military stronghold.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-dept-state_9-0" style="line-height:1em;">[9]  Uruguay won its independence between 1811 and 1828, following a four-way struggle amongst Spain, Portugal, Argentina and Brazil. It is a democratic constitutional republic, with a president who is both head of state and head of government.