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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than the state of Washington
Area > Land	173,620 sq km		[89th of 238]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Area > Total	176,220 sq km		[95th of 250]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Capital city with population	Montevideo - 1,330,440
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Climate warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Forested Land	7.4%		[154th of 193]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Geographic coordinates	33 00 S, 56 00 W
Source: FAO
Land boundaries > Border countries Argentina 580 km, Brazil 1,068 km
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Arable land	7.77%		[128th of 258]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city	Montevideo
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city population	1,325,000		[69th of 174]
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Largest city with population	Montevideo - 1,330,440
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Location Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Map references South America
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Natural resources arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Population density	19.06 people per sqkm		[185th of 256]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density > people per sq. km	19.79 people/m²		[164th of 204]
Source: Heal The World Foundation.
Precipitation	1,102 mm		[30th of 95]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Surface area > sq. km	176,220 km²		[89th of 206]
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
tallest mountains > Mountain Cerro Catedral
Source: World Development Indicators database

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