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Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology edit   URUGUAY PORTAL Uruguay, officially the Eastern Republic of Uruguay or the Republic East of the Uruguay (River), is a country located in southern South America. It is bordered by Brazil to the north, the Uruguay River to the west, the estuary of the Río de la Plata (literally "River of Silver", but commonly known in English as "River Plate") to the southwest, with Argentina on the other bank of both, and finally the South Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. About half of its people live in the capital and largest city, Montevideo. The nation is the second smallest independent country in South America, larger only than Suriname (it is also larger than French Guiana, which is not independent), and is the most politically and economically stable. edit   Selected article edit   Selected picture edit   People Eduardo Galeano Eduardo Hughes Galeano (born September 3, 1940) is a Uruguayan journalist, writer and novelist. His best known works are Memoria del fuego (Memory of Fire Trilogy, 1986) and Las venas abiertas de América Latina (Open Veins of Latin America, 1971) which have been translated into twenty languages and transcend orthodox genres: combining fiction, journalism, political analysis, and history. ... Read more... Previously featured people Pedro Figari - painter, lawyer, writer, politician Juan Zorrilla de San Martín - Epic poet, political figure José Belloni - Sculptor José Batlle y Ordóñez - Politician, former president of Uruguay Carlos Vaz Ferreira - Philosopher, writer, and academic China Zorilla - Actress Darío Silva - Footballer (retired) Jorge Drexler - Singer José Gervasio Artigas - National Hero edit   Wikiprojects WikiProject Uruguay edit   Users who look after this Portal Augrunt (talk · contribs) Wesborland (talk · contribs) Góngora (talk · contribs) Hoverfish (talk · contribs) edit   Uruguay News Uruguay News (National) MercoPress (Regional) EIN News com (Foreign) Topix com (Foreign) List of Uruguay Newspapers edit   Categories Below are the main subcategories of Category Uruguay: ▼ Uruguay ► Images of Uruguay ► Uruguay-related lists ► Uruguay portal ► Buildings and structures in Uruguay ► Communications in Uruguay ► Uruguayan culture ► Economy of Uruguay ► Education in Uruguay ► Environment of Uruguay ► Geography of Uruguay ► Health in Uruguay ► History of Uruguay ► Uruguayan law ► Military of Uruguay ► Uruguayan people ► Politics of Uruguay ► Science and technology in Uruguay ► Uruguayan society ► Transport in Uruguay ► Uruguay stubs ► Uruguay templates For the fully expanded tree of Uruguay Categorization, see the Uruguay categorization tree. edit   Did you know ...that rugby union in Uruguay is a major sport, and that they have qualified for the Rugby World Cup? ...that Uruguay is a major importer/exporter of Software in South America? ...that Uruguay is the most politically and economically stable country in Latin America? ...that the Human Resources consulting has declared Montevideo one of the cities with the highest quality of life? ...that Colonia del Sacramento is designated as a World Heritage Site? edit   Things you can do Expand this portal Join the Uruguay Project Turn stubs into full articles by collaborating with them Check page Outline of Uruguay and start missing articles on important topics. With some special knowledge, start and develop Architecture of Montevideo. edit   Articles that need Attention Improve: Punta del Este, Colonia del Sacramento, Piriápolis Copyedit: Requests: Stubs: edit   Award Barnstar of National Merit of Uruguay     "It may be awarded to an editor who contributes significantly by expanding or improving Wikipedia's coverage of any past or present continent or regional grouping, country, or subnational place such as a province or city." edit   Topics edit   Associated Wikimedia What are portals? List of portals Featured portals