| Type of
government: |
Constitutional republic |
| Capital City: |
Montevideo |
| Currency: |
Uruguayan peso (UYU) |
| Languages
spoken: |
Spanish, Portunol, or
Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier) |
| Motto: |
“Libertad o Muerte”
("Liberty or Death") |
Refranes or
Dichos
(sayings/phrases from that place): |
"the Switzerland of
America" |
| Religion: |
Roman Catholic 66%,
Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, nonprofessing or other 31% |
| Climate: |
The average temperature
for the warmest months, January and February, is 21.7°C
(71°F), and for the coldest month, June, 10°C (50°F).
Rainfall is well distributed and averages about 890 mm
(about 35 in) a year. During the winter month’s cold storms,
known as "pamperos", blow from the southwest, but frost is
virtually unknown in most parts of the country. |
Festivals/Celebrations/Holiday traditions
(list by month): |
Holidays:
New Year’s Day- January 1
Epiphany (Children’s Day)- January 6
Carnival Tuesday- February 24
Maundy Thursday- April 8
Good Friday- April 9
Landing of the 33 Orientales- April 19
Labor Day- May 1
Battle of Las Piedras- May 18
Birthday of José Gervasio Artigas- June 19
Proclamation of the First Constitution- July 18
Independence Day- August 25
Día de la Raza/Discovery of America- October 12
All Saints Day- November 2
Christmas Day-December 25 |
| Time
differences from Alaska (e.g. hours of difference between
the country and Alaska; daylight savings): |
6 hr - April 4, 2004 to
Oct 31, 2004
7 hr - Oct 31, 2004 to April 3, 2005.
Difference time : UTC/GMT
-03:00
No Daylight Savings time for Uruguay |
| Cost,
total travel time, and mileage for a round trip to that
country from Alaska on December 21-28 and June 12-19: |
December 21-28:
From Travelocity.com
Round-trip ticket cost- $2321.00
Total Travel Time- 30hrs 45min
June 12-19: From
Travelocity.com
Round-trip ticket cost-$1824.00
Total Travel Time-30hrs 50min
7 hr - Oct 31, 2004 to April 3, 2005. |
