Geography And Geography Of Uruguay

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URUGUAY

By Baris Loberg

Uruguay is located on the Southeast coast of South America.

Inside it’s borders, it contains waterways, flatlands, and a low percentage of elevated ground. The weather consists of humid subtropical(Columbus Travel Media). Most of the time in Uruguay, it is above 90% humidity. Many of its waterways are used for trade and transportation. The portion of water in between Uruguay and Argentina, is a waterway that is used most heavily. That waterway is the boundary between Argentina and Uruguay biggest cities, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. Uruguay 's weather is hot and wet, and there are waterways that are used for many different things.

As of 2014, the population count was 3.4 million(World Population Review). …show more content…

A lot of the other cities formed near the Primate city to be close to the central market. It is connected to surrounding countries by emigration because surrounding areas will receive the support from Uruguayan emigrants. It only affects countries close to Uruguay because they don’t have money to transport long distances.

Uruguay is a very well developed country. However, young people are still wanting to emigrate. Uruguay provided technological, economic, educational, and transportation resources. They have recently tried to make more lenient laws in order to attract the younger crowd again. Uruguayans have created a very proud and family focused country. They embrace their culture and share it with the rest of the world. Overall, Uruguay has overcome a lot of economic despair and is trying to rebuild and stay well …show more content…

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