Place details
Place nameUruguay
Other namesRepública Oriental del Uruguay, Eastern Republic of Uruguay, Oriental Republic of Uruguay, République orientale de l'Uruguay, Uruguai, URY, UY, ISO858, UY00, La Banda Oriental, Uruguayan
Latitude-33
Longitude-56
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Early inhabitants were Amerindian tribes known collectively as Charrúas; they were nearly all exterminated during European colonization; Spain arrived 1516; Portuguese settled 1680; was part of Spanish Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata late 18th cen.; official language is Spanish.