Uruguay

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Capital: Montevideo

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 68,037

Land Covered by Water: 1.5%

Time Zone: UYT (UC-3)

Climate: warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown

Approximate Population: 3,477,778

Official Language: Spanish

Religion: Christianity, Non-religion or Secularism (Agnosticism, Atheism), Judaism, Islam, Bahá'í

Currency: Uruguayan Peso

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, Hepatitis A, Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Dengue Fever, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Toxoplasmosis, HIV (see AIDS/HIV), Hepatitis B, Hantavirus - in some rural/farming areas

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