Uruguayan Geography, Uruguay Geography
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Location: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
Geographic coordinates: 33 00 S, 56 00 W
Map references: South America
Area: Total: 176,220 sq km land: 173,620 sq km water: 2,600 sq km
Area - comparative: Slightly smaller than the state of Washington
Land boundaries: Total: 1,564 km border countries: Argentina 579 km, Brazil 985 km
Coastline: 660 km
Maritime claims: Territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Climate: Warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
Terrain: Mostly rolling plains and low hills; fertile coastal lowland
Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Cerro Catedral 514 m
Natural resources: Arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries
Land use: Arable land: 7.43% permanent crops: 0.23% other: 92.34% (2001)
Irrigated land: 1,800 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards: Seasonally high winds (the pampero is a chilly and occasional violent wind which blows north from the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods; because of the absence of mountains, which act as weather barriers, all locations are particularly vulnerable to rapid changes from weather fronts
Environment - current issues: Water pollution from meat packing/tannery industry; inadequate solid/hazardous waste disposal
Environment - international agreements: Party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation
Geography - note: Second-smallest South American country (after Suriname); most of the low-lying landscape (three-quarters of the country) is grassland, ideal for cattle and sheep raising
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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