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Population: 3.240.676
(2004)
Annual Demographic Growth Rate: 0.7%
Density (population per sq.km.) :
18
Life Expectancy at Birth:
75,4 years
Infant mortality rate: 15.02/1000
Literacy rate: 97% (2002)
Religions: No official religion (catholics
56%, non religious 38 %, protestants 2 %, jews 2%)
Nationality: noun: Uruguayan(s)
adjective: Uruguayan
Languages: Spanish
Business languages
: English and Portuguese (French and Italian widely
spread)
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GDP (2003): 11.177 million dollars
GDP per capita (2003): 3.283
dollars
GDP composition by sector:
| agriculture and fisheries |
12.6% |
| manufacturing industry and mining |
16.7% |
| electricity, gas and water |
4.5% |
| construction industry |
2.4% |
| transportation, communications |
11.9% |
| trade,hotels and restaurants |
10.7% |
| financial services, insurance, housing
and business services |
25.1% |
| other services |
16% |
Inflation rate: 5,66%
(accumulated February)
Economically active population: 1.256.600
(Dec. 2004)
Unemployment rate: 11,6%
(Nov/2004 – Jan/2005)
Exports of goods: 2973,3 (in million U$S) (2004)
Main Items:Beef, Rice and other grains,skins
hides and leather products, foodstuffs beverages and
tobacco, wool, textiles and manufactured textile goods,
plastic materials, rubber and their manufactured goods.
Main partners: USA (19,8%), Brazil
(16,3%), Argentine (7,6%), European Union (19,9%),
Asia (8,1%), Middle East (3,9%).
Imports of goods: 2.442,8 (in millions USD) (2004)
Main items: Machinery and appliances-electric
materials, chemicals and connected products, petroleum
and derivates, transportation materials.
Main partners: Argentine
(25,7%), Brazil (25,7%), European Union (13,8%),USA
(9,0%), Asia (9,1%), Middle East (0,3%).
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