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World Gazetteer Results for Paysandú:
NamePaysandú
Geographical TypeLocality
Population73249
Latitude
Longitude
CountryUruguay
Administrative DivisionPaysandú
Dictionary Results for Uruguay:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Uruguay
    n 1: a South American republic on the southeast coast of South
         America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825

2. CIA World Factbook 2002
Uruguay

   Introduction Uruguay
   --------------------
                            Background: A violent Marxist urban guerrilla
                                        movement, the Tupamaros, launched in
                                        the late 1960s, led Uruguay's
                                        president to agree to military
                                        control of his administration in
                                        1973. By the end of the year the
                                        rebels had been crushed, but the
                                        military continued to expand its
                                        hold throughout the government.
                                        Civilian rule was not restored until
                                        1985. Uruguay's political and labor
                                        conditions are among the freest on
                                        the continent.
  
   Geography Uruguay
   -----------------
                              Location: Southern South America, bordering
                                        the South Atlantic Ocean, between
                                        Argentina and Brazil
                Geographic coordinates: 33 00 S, 56 00 W
                        Map references: South America
                                  Area: total: 176,220 sq km
                                        land: 173,620 sq km
                                        water: 2,600 sq km
                    Area - comparative: slightly smaller than the state of
                                        Washington
                       Land boundaries: total: 1,564 km
                                        border countries: Argentina 579 km,
                                        Brazil 985 km
                             Coastline: 660 km
                       Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 NM
                                        territorial sea: 12 NM
                                        continental shelf: 200-m depth or to
                                        the depth of exploitation
                                        exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
                               Climate: warm temperate; freezing
                                        temperatures almost unknown
                               Terrain: mostly rolling plains and low hills;
                                        fertile coastal lowland
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
                                        highest point: Cerro Catedral 514 m
                     Natural resources: arable land, hydropower, minor
                                        minerals, fisheries
                              Land use: arable land: 7.21%
                                        permanent crops: 0.27%
                                        other: 92.52% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: 1,800 sq km (1998 est.)
                       Natural hazards: seasonally high winds (the pampero
                                        is a chilly and occasional violent
                                        wind which blows north from the
                                        Argentine pampas), droughts, floods;
                                        because of the absence of mountains,
                                        which act as weather barriers, all
                                        locations are particularly
                                        vulnerable to rapid changes from
                                        weather fronts
          Environment - current issues: water pollution from meat packing/
                                        tannery industry; inadequate solid/
                                        hazardous waste disposal
            Environment - international party to: Antarctic-Environmental
                            agreements: Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living
                                        Resources, Antarctic Treaty,
                                        Biodiversity, Climate Change,
                                        Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol,
                                        Desertification, Endangered Species,
                                        Environmental Modification,
                                        Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea,
                                        Ozone Layer Protection, Ship
                                        Pollution, Tropical Timber 94,
                                        Wetlands
                                        signed, but not ratified: Marine
                                        Dumping, Marine Life Conservation,
                                        Nuclear Test Ban
                      Geography - note: second-smallest South American
                                        country (after Suriname); most of
                                        the low-lying landscape (three-
                                        quarters of the country) is
                                        grassland, ideal for cattle and
                                        sheep raising
  
   People Uruguay
   --------------
                            Population: 3,386,575 (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 0-14 years: 24.4% (male 422,826;
                                        female 402,324)
                                        15-64 years: 62.6% (male 1,047,740;
                                        female 1,072,032)
                                        65 years and over: 13% (male
                                        181,522; female 260,131) (2002 est.)
                Population growth rate: 0.79% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: 17.28 births/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                            Death rate: 9 deaths/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                    Net migration rate: -0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population
                                        (2002 est.)
                             Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
                                        under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
                                        15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
                                        65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/
                                        female
                                        total population: 0.95 male(s)/
                                        female (2002 est.)
                 Infant mortality rate: 14.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
                                        est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.66 years
                                        female: 79.17 years (2002 est.)
                                        male: 72.32 years
                  Total fertility rate: 2.35 children born/woman (2002 est.)
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.33% (1999 est.)
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ 6,000 (1999 est.)
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: 150 (1999 est.)
                           Nationality: noun: Uruguayan(s)
                                        adjective: Uruguayan
                         Ethnic groups: white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%,
                                        Amerindian, practically nonexistent
                             Religions: Roman Catholic 66% (less than half
                                        of the adult population attends
                                        church regularly), Protestant 2%,
                                        Jewish 1%, nonprofessing or other
                                        31%
                             Languages: Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero
                                        (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the
                                        Brazilian frontier)
                              Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read
                                        and write
                                        total population: 97.3%
                                        male: 96.9%
                                        female: 97.7% (1995 est.)
  
   Government Uruguay
   ------------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: Oriental
                                        Republic of Uruguay
                                        conventional short form: Uruguay
                                        local short form: Uruguay
                                        former: Banda Oriental, Cisplatine
                                        Province
                                        local long form: Republica Oriental
                                        del Uruguay
                       Government type: constitutional republic
                               Capital: Montevideo
              Administrative divisions: 19 departments (departamentos,
                                        singular - departamento); Artigas,
                                        Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia,
                                        Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja,
                                        Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio
                                        Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San
                                        Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y
                                        Tres
                          Independence: 25 August 1825 (from Brazil)
                      National holiday: Independence Day, 25 August (1825)
                          Constitution: 27 November 1966, effective February
                                        1967, suspended 27 June 1973, new
                                        constitution rejected by referendum
                                        30 November 1980; two constitutional
                                        reforms approved by plebiscite 26
                                        November 1989 and 7 January 1997
                          Legal system: based on Spanish civil law system;
                                        accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
                              Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and
                                        compulsory
                      Executive branch: chief of state: President Jorge
                                        BATLLE Ibanez (since 1 March 2000)
                                        and Vice President Luis HIERRO
                                        (since 1 March 2000); note - the
                                        president is both the chief of state
                                        and head of government
                                        head of government: President Jorge
                                        BATLLE Ibanez (since 1 March 2000)
                                        and Vice President Luis HIERRO
                                        (since 1 March 2000); note - the
                                        president is both the chief of state
                                        and head of government
                                        cabinet: Council of Ministers
                                        appointed by the president with
                                        parliamentary approval
                                        elections: president and vice
                                        president elected on the same ticket
                                        by popular vote for five-year terms;
                                        election last held 31 October 1999,
                                        with runoff election on 28 November
                                        1999 (next to be held NA 2004)
                                        election results: Jorge BATLLE
                                        Ibanez elected president; percent of
                                        vote - Jorge BATLLE Ibanez 52% in a
                                        runoff against Tabare VAZQUEZ 44%
                    Legislative branch: bicameral General Assembly or
                                        Asamblea General consists of Chamber
                                        of Senators or Camara de Senadores
                                        (30 seats; members are elected by
                                        popular vote to serve five-year
                                        terms) and Chamber of
                                        Representatives or Camara de
                                        Representantes (99 seats; members
                                        are elected by popular vote to serve
                                        five-year terms)
                                        elections: Chamber of Senators -
                                        last held 31 October 1999 (next to
                                        be held NA 2004); Chamber of
                                        Representatives - last held 31
                                        October 1999 (next to be held NA
                                        2004)
                                        election results: Chamber of
                                        Senators - percent of vote by party
                                        - NA%; seats by party - Encuentro
                                        Progresista 12, Colorado Party 10,
                                        Blanco 7, New Sector/Space Coalition
                                        1; Chamber of Representatives -
                                        percent of vote by party - NA%;
                                        seats by party - Encuentro
                                        Progresista 40, Colorado Party 33,
                                        Blanco 22, New Sector/Space
                                        Coalition 4
                       Judicial branch: Supreme Court (judges are nominated
                                        by the president and elected for 10-
                                        year terms by the General Assembly)
         Political parties and leaders: Colorado Party [Jorge BATLLE
                                        Ibanez]; National Party or Blanco
                                        [Luis Alberto LACALLE Herrera]; New
                                        Sector/Space Coalition or Nuevo
                                        Espacio [Rafael MICHELINI];
                                        Progressive Encounter/Broad Front
                                        Coalition or Encuentro Progresista/
                                        Frente Amplio [Tabare VAZQUEZ]
          Political pressure groups and NA
                               leaders:
             International organization CCC, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA,
                         participation: IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IFAD, IFC,
                                        IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol,
                                        IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA,
                                        Mercosur, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM
                                        (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA,
                                        RG, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
                                        UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNMEE, UNMOGIP,
                                        UNMOT, UNOMIG, UNTAET, UPU, WCL,
                                        WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
   Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Hugo
                                        FERNANDEZ-FAINGOLD
                                        consulate(s) general: Chicago, Los
                                        Angeles, Miami, and New York
                                        FAX: [1] (202) 331-8142
                                        telephone: [1] (202) 331-1313
                                        through 1316
                                        chancery: 1913 I Street NW,
                                        Washington, DC 20006
     Diplomatic representation from the chief of mission: Ambassador Martin
                                    US: J. SILVERSTEIN
                                        embassy: Lauro Muller 1776,
                                        Montevideo 11200
                                        mailing address: APO AA 34035
                                        telephone: [598] (2) 418-7777
                                        FAX: [598] (2) 410-0022
                      Flag description: nine equal horizontal stripes of
                                        white (top and bottom) alternating
                                        with blue; there is a white square
                                        in the upper hoist-side corner with
                                        a yellow sun bearing a human face
                                        known as the Sun of May and 16 rays
                                        alternately triangular and wavy
  
   Economy Uruguay
   ---------------
                    Economy - overview: Uruguay's economy is characterized
                                        by an export-oriented agricultural
                                        sector, a well-educated workforce,
                                        and high levels of social spending.
                                        After averaging growth of 5%
                                        annually in 1996-98, in 1999-2001
                                        the economy suffered from lower
                                        demand in Argentina and Brazil,
                                        which together account for nearly
                                        half of Uruguay's exports. Despite
                                        the severity of the trade shocks,
                                        Uruguay's financial indicators
                                        remained more stable than those of
                                        its neighbors, a reflection of its
                                        solid reputation among investors and
                                        its investment-grade sovereign bond
                                        rating - one of only two in South
                                        America. Challenges for the
                                        government of President Jorge BATLLE
                                        include reducing the budget deficit,
                                        expanding Uruguay's trade ties
                                        beyond its Mercosur trade partners,
                                        and reducing the costs of public
                                        services. GDP fell by 1.3% in 2000
                                        and by 1.5% in 2001.
                                   GDP: purchasing power parity - $31
                                        billion (2001 est.)
                GDP - real growth rate: -1.5% (2001 est.)
                      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $9,200
                                        (2001 est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 6%
                                        industry: 29%
                                        services: 65% (2001)
         Population below poverty line: 6% (1997)
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: 3.7%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: 25.8% (1997)
   Distribution of family income - Gini 42.3 (1989)
                                 index:
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.6% (2001)
                           Labor force: 1.2 million (2001)
           Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 14%, industry 16%,
                                        services 70%
                     Unemployment rate: 15.2% (2001)
                                Budget: revenues: $3.7 billion
                                        expenditures: $4.6 billion,
                                        including capital expenditures of
                                        $500 million (2000)
                            Industries: food processing, electrical
                                        machinery, transportation equipment,
                                        petroleum products, textiles,
                                        chemicals, beverages
     Industrial production growth rate: -2.4% (2001 est.)
              Electricity - production: 7.527 billion kWh (2000)
    Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 6.64%
                                        hydro: 92.83%
                                        other: 0.53% (2000)
                                        nuclear: 0%
             Electricity - consumption: 7.35 billion kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - exports: 950 million kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - imports: 1.3 billion kWh (2000)
                Agriculture - products: rice, wheat, corn, barley;
                                        livestock; fish
                               Exports: $2.24 billion (f.o.b., 2001 est.)
                 Exports - commodities: meat, rice, leather products, wool,
                                        vehicles, dairy products
                    Exports - partners: Mercosur partners 40%, EU 20%, US 8%
                                        (2001 est.)
                               Imports: $2.9 billion (f.o.b., 2001 est.)
                 Imports - commodities: machinery, chemicals, road vehicles,
                                        crude petroleum
                    Imports - partners: Mercosur partners 44%, EU 18%, US 9%
                                        (2001 est.)
                       Debt - external: $7.7 billion (2001 est.)
              Economic aid - recipient: $NA
                              Currency: Uruguayan peso (UYU)
                         Currency code: UYU
                        Exchange rates: Uruguayan pesos per US dollar -
                                        14.3325 (January 2002), 13.3191
                                        (2001), 12.0996 (2000), 11.3393
                                        (1999), 10.4719 (1998), 9.4418
                                        (1997)
                           Fiscal year: calendar year
  
   Communications Uruguay
   ----------------------
         Telephones - main lines in use: 929,141 (2001)
           Telephones - mobile cellular: 350,000 (2001)
                       Telephone system: general assessment: fully
                                         digitalized
                                         domestic: most modern facilities
                                         concentrated in Montevideo; new
                                         nationwide microwave radio relay
                                         network
                                         international: satellite earth
                                         stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic
                                         Ocean) (2002)
               Radio broadcast stations: AM 91, FM 149, shortwave 7 (2001)
                                 Radios: 1.97 million (1997)
          Television broadcast stations: 20 (2001)
                            Televisions: 782,000 (1997)
                  Internet country code: .uy
      Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 14 (2001)
                         Internet users: 370,000 (2001)
  
   Transportation Uruguay
   ----------------------
                              Railways: total: 2,993 km
                                        standard gauge: 2,993 km 1.435-
                                        m gauge
                                        note: of the total route length, 461
                                        km have been taken out of service
                                        and 460 km are in only partial use;
                                        moreover, not all lines offer
                                        passenger service (2001)
                              Highways: total: 8,764 km
                                        paved: 7,800 km
                                        unpaved: 964 km (2001)
                             Waterways: 1,600 km (used by coastal and
                                        shallow-draft river craft)
                     Ports and harbors: Colonia, Fray Bentos, Juan La Caze,
                                        La Paloma, Montevideo, Nueva
                                        Palmira, Paysandu, Punta del Este,
                                        Piriapolis
                       Merchant marine: total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over)
                                        totaling 7,752 GRT/5,228 DWT
                                        note: includes some foreign-owned
                                        ships registered here as a flag of
                                        convenience: Argentina 4, Greece 1
                                        (2002 est.)
                                        ships by type: petroleum tanker 1,
                                        roll on/roll off 1
                              Airports: 64 (2001)
         Airports - with paved runways: total: 15
                                        2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
                                        1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 7
                                        under 914 m: 2 (2001)
       Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 49
                                        1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 16
                                        under 914 m: 31 (2001)
  
   Military Uruguay
   ----------------
                     Military branches: Army, Navy (including Naval Air Arm,
                                        Coast Guard, Marines), Air Force,
                                        Police (Coracero Guard, Grenadier
                                        Guard)
      Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 824,395 (2002 est.)
   Military manpower - fit for military males age 15-49: 666,880 (2002 est.)
                               service:
         Military expenditures - dollar $250 million (1999)
                                figure:
     Military expenditures - percent of 1.1% (2000)
                                   GDP:
  
   Transnational Issues Uruguay
   ----------------------------
              Disputes - international: uncontested dispute with Brazil over
                                        islands in the Rio Quarai (Rio
                                        Cuareim) and the Arroio Invernada
                                        (Arroyo de la Invernada)
  
                                       



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