{"id":69256,"date":"2025-10-16T13:32:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T08:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=69256"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:42:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T08:12:22","slug":"key-facts-about-uruguay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-uruguay\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Facts about Uruguay"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Uruguay Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Uruguay&#8217;s senate has passed a law decriminalising euthanasia.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Uruguay<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a country located on the <\/span><b>southeastern coast of South America.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the only South American nation to be situated <\/span><b>entirely south of the Tropic of Capricorn<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Bordered by:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><b>Argentina <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(west and southwest), <\/span><b>Brazil <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(north and east); and by the <\/span><b>South Atlantic Ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the southeast.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Uruguay<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is characterized as a <\/span><b>humid subtropical climate.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is influenced by the <\/span><b>Pampas,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> these grasslands traditionally used for extensive livestock farming. It also consists of rolling plains, low plateaus, and hills.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also consists of <\/span><b>Haedo Ridge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Cuchilla de Haedo) in the north and <\/span><b>Grande Ridge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Cuchilla Grande) in the southeast.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Rivers:<\/b> <b>Rio de la Plata\/Parana River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Uruguay river<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (It forms the border between Uruguay and Argentina).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uruguay&#8217;s coast is influenced by <\/span><b>the Brazil Current <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(warm, northward) and <\/span><b>Malvinas (Falkland) Current.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Point: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mount Catedral<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital city:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Montevideo<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/in-a-regional-first-uruguay-passes-law-allowing-euthanasia\/article70169866.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uruguay is a country located on the southeastern coast of South America. 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