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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than the state of Washington
Area > Land	173,620 sq km		[89th of 238]
Area > Total	176,220 sq km		[95th of 250]
Capital city with population	Montevideo - 1,330,440
Climate warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
Forested Land	7.4%		[154th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	33 00 S, 56 00 W
Land boundaries > Border countries Argentina 580 km, Brazil 1,068 km
Land use > Arable land	7.77%		[128th of 258]
Largest city	Montevideo
Largest city population	1,325,000		[69th of 174]
Largest city with population	Montevideo - 1,330,440
Location Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
Map references South America
Natural resources arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries
Population density	19.06 people per sqkm		[185th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	19.79 people/m²		[164th of 204]
Precipitation	1,102 mm		[30th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km	176,220 km²		[89th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Cerro Catedral

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