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    Flag of Uruguay

    Map of Uruguay

    Oriental Republic of Uruguay

    Uruguay is located in South America. Below you can see where Uruguay sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Montevideo.

    Where Uruguay is located
    Outline of Uruguay
    Reference map of Uruguay (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of Uruguay (CIA World Factbook)By Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of Uruguay
    Location map of UruguayBy Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Uruguay on the globe
    Uruguay on the globeBy Connormah · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Political map of Uruguay and neighboring countries
    Political map: Uruguay and its neighbors
    Map of the administrative divisions of Uruguay
    First-level administrative divisions of Uruguay

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    Administrative divisions of Uruguay

    Uruguay is divided into 19 departments.

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    • Artigas
    • Canelones
    • Cerro Largo
    • Colonia
    • Durazno
    • Flores
    • Florida
    • Lavalleja
    • Maldonado
    • Montevideo
    • Paysandú
    • Río Negro
    • Rivera
    • Rocha
    • Salto
    • San José
    • Soriano
    • Tacuarembó
    • Treinta y Tres

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Geography of Uruguay

    Continent
    Americas
    Region
    South America
    Area
    176,215 km²
    Coordinates
    -32.52, -55.77
    Highest point
    Cerro Catedral (514 m)
    Land borders
    2

    Bordering countries: Brazil, Argentina.