Outline of Uruguay

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Uruguay sovereign country located in southeastern South America. [1] It is home to 3.46 million people, of which 1.7 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. Montevideo was founded by the Spanish in the early 18th century as a military stronghold. Uruguay won its independence in 1825-1828 following a three-way struggle between Spain, Argentina and Brazil. It is a constitutional democracy, where the president fulfills the roles of both head of state and head of government. The economy is largely based on agriculture (making up 10% of GDP and the most substantial export) and the state sector, Uruguay's economy is on the whole more stable than in its surrounding states, and it maintains a solid reputation with investors.

General reference

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An enlargeable basic map of Uruguay

Geography of Uruguay

Geography of Uruguay

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1,068 km
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 580 km

Environment of Uruguay

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Natural geographic features of Uruguay

Regions of Uruguay

Regions of Uruguay

Ecoregions of Uruguay

List of ecoregions in Uruguay

Demography of Uruguay

Demographics of Uruguay

Government and politics of Uruguay

Politics of Uruguay

Branches of the government of Uruguay

Government of Uruguay

Executive branch of the government of Uruguay

  • Head of state: President of Uruguay,
  • Head of government: President of Uruguay,
  • Cabinet of Uruguay: consisting of the President of the Republic and the Ministries
    • Ministry of Economy and Finance
    • Ministry of Education and Culture
    • Ministry of Environment
    • Ministry of Foreign Relations
    • Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning
    • Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining
    • Ministry of the Interior
    • Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
    • Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries
    • Ministry of National Defense
    • Ministry of Public Health
    • Ministry of Social Development
    • Ministry of Transport and Public Works
    • Ministry of Tourism

Legislative branch of the government of Uruguay

Judicial branch of the government of Uruguay

Court system of Uruguay:

  • Supreme Court of Uruguay: highest tier of courts under the Judicial branch.
  • Courts of Appeals: second highest tier of courts under the Judicial branch. It includes Civil, Criminal, Family, and Labour courts.
  • District Courts (or Lawyer Courts): in Montevideo these are Bankruptcy, Civil, Contentious Administrative, Criminal, Criminal (Organized Crime), Criminal (Penitentiary Surveillance), Customs, Family, Family (Specialized), Juvenile, and Labour courts. In the interior of the country these are organized according their territorial jurisdiction (with at least two of them in each territorial jurisdiction), being assigned several subject matters to each of them.
  • Peace Courts: courts of Montevideo, courts of the Interior's Departments' capitals, courts of cities and villages, rural courts.
  • Other courts: Misdemeanor Courts, Conciliation Courts, Mediation Centers.

Foreign relations of Uruguay

Foreign relations of Uruguay

International organization membership

The Eastern Republic of Uruguay is a member of: [1]

Law and order in Uruguay

Law of Uruguay:

Human rights in Uruguay:

Legal enforcement of Uruguay:

Legal issues:

Military of Uruguay

Military of Uruguay

Administrative divisions

Departments of Uruguay: the country is currently divided in 19 departments. Each department has an executive branch led by an intendant, and a legislative branch called Departmental Board.

Local government in Uruguay: since 2009 there is a new system of second level administrative divisions called "municipalities" in each department.

History of Uruguay

History of Uruguay

History of Uruguay, by period or event

History of Uruguay, by region

History of Uruguay, by subject

Political history of Uruguay

The history of Uruguay according to the political period (interim and other administrations in italics):

  • Indigenous period: no political organization known.
  • Colonial period and fight for independence.
  • Nation building and prelude to civil war (1828-1839). Provisional governments of Suárez - Rondeau - Lavalleja. Presidencies of Pérez - Rivera - Anaya - Oribe - Pereira.
  • Civil War (1839-1852). Presidency of Rivera (2nd). Simultaneous governments of Defensa (Suárez) and Cerrito (Oribe).
  • End of civil war and politics of "fusion" (1852-1875). Presidencies of Berro - Giró. Triumvirate of Flores, Rivera and Lavalleja. Presidencies of Flores - Lamas (Montevideo only) - Bustamante - Pla - Pereira - Berro - Cruz Aguirre - Villalba. Dictatorship of Flores. Presidencies of Varela - Batlle y Grau - Gomensoro - Ellauri.
  • Militarism and modernization (1875-1919). Presidency of Varela. Dictatorship of Latorre and his subsequent presidency. Presidencies of Vidal - Santos - Vidal (2nd) - Santos - Tajes - Herrera y Obes - Stewart - Idiarte Borda - Cuestas. Dictatorship of Cuestas. Presidencies of Batlle y Ordóñez - Cuestas - Batlle y Ordóñez - Williman - Batlle y Ordóñez (2nd) - Viera.
  • Batlle reforms and modern Uruguay (1919-1933). Presidencies of Brum - Serrato - Campistegui - Terra.
  • Authoritarian rule and end of collective head of government (1933-1943). Dictatorship of Terra. Presidency and brief dictatorship of Baldomir.
  • Post WWII and period of prosperity (1943-1955). Presidencies of Amézaga - Berreta - Batlle Berres - Martínez Trueba. 1st National Council of Government.
  • Economic decline, social conflicts and guerrilla (1955-1973). 2nd, 3rd and 4th National Council of Government. Presidencies of Gestido - Pacheco Areco - Bordaberry.
  • Civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay (1973-1985). Rule by the Armed Forces and their allies. Regime of Bordaberry - Demicheli - Méndez - Álvarez.
  • Return to democracy and present times (1985–present). Presidencies of Addiego - Sanguinetti - Lacalle - Sanguinetti (2nd) - Batlle - Vázquez - Mujica - Vázquez (2nd) - Lacalle Pou.

Culture of Uruguay

Culture of Uruguay

Art in Uruguay

Sports in Uruguay

Sports in Uruguay

Economy and infrastructure of Uruguay

Economy of Uruguay

Education in Uruguay

See also

Related Research Articles

The history of Uruguay comprises different periods: the pre-Columbian time or early history, the Colonial Period (1516–1811), the Period of Nation-Building (1811–1830), and the history of Uruguay as an independent country (1830–present).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Departments of Uruguay</span> Administrative territorial entity of Uruguay

Uruguay consists of 19 departments (departamentos). Each department has a legislature called a Departmental Board. The Intendente is the department's chief executive.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fructuoso Rivera</span> 1st President of Uruguay (1830-34)

José Fructuoso Rivera y Toscana was an Uruguayan general and patriot who fought for the liberation of Banda Oriental from Brazilian rule, thrice served as President of Uruguay and was one of the instigators of the long Uruguayan Civil War. He is also considered to be the founder of the Colorado Party, which ruled Uruguay without interruption from 1865 until 1958. He made a controversial decision to almost completely eliminate the native Charrúa during the 1831 Massacre of Salsipuedes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Montevideo Department</span> Department of Uruguay

Montevideo is a department (departamento) of Uruguay. It is by far the smallest department in area, but also by far the most populated. Its capital is the city of Montevideo, which is also the national capital. While most of the department is covered by the capital city, there are still smaller towns within its limits.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flag of the Treinta y Tres</span> Official flag of Uruguay

The Flag of the Treinta y Tres is one of the three official flags of Uruguay, along with the National Flag of Uruguay and the Flag of Artigas. Inspired on the flag of the Oriental Province with an added motto it was first used in 1825 in the military expedition of the Treinta y Tres Orientales meant to free the country from Brazilian occupation. In 1952 it was officialized as a national symbol of Uruguay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thirty-Three Orientals</span> 1820s revolutionary group in the Empire of Brazil; founders of modern Uruguay

The Treinta y Tres Orientales was a revolutionary group led by Juan Antonio Lavalleja and Manuel Oribe against the Empire of Brazil. Their actions culminated in the foundation of modern Uruguay. They became famous by the name of the Treinta y Tres Orientales when, in 1825, they began an insurrection for the independence of Oriental Province, a historical territory encompassing modern Uruguay and part of modern Brazilian Rio Grande do Sul State, from Brazilian control.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brazo Oriental</span> Barrio in Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Brazo Oriental is a barrio of Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Brazo Oriental is a residential zone located approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Montevideo's centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental</span>

The Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental was the armed-conflict that took place between 1816 and 1820 in the Banda Oriental, for control of what today comprises the whole of the Republic of Uruguay, the northern part of the Argentine Mesopotamia and southern Brazil. The four-year armed-conflict resulted in the annexation of the Banda Oriental into the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves as the Brazilian province of Cisplatina.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Order of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay</span> Award

The Order of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay was a decoration created by the 1973-1985 civic-military dictatorship to award to foreign personalities for extraordinary meritorious acts rendered to the country or for reciprocity purposes. It was eliminated after the repeal of the rule that created it by Law No. 15738. In 1992 the Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay was created.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Argentina–Uruguay relations</span> Bilateral relations

Foreign relations between the Argentine Republic and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay have existed for over a century. Both countries were part of the Spanish Empire until the early 19th century.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tourism in Uruguay</span>

Tourism in Uruguay is an important part of the nation's economy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Medal of Military Merit (Uruguay)</span> Award

The Medal of Military Merit, is a military decoration of Uruguay. The decoration is awarded by the President of Uruguay. This award replaces the Order of Military Merit of the Companions of Artigas which was discontinued in 1985.

The system of orders, decorations and medals of Uruguay consists of both military and civilian honours presented by the authorities of Uruguay with the purpose of recognising and rewarding actions or services considered praiseworthy.

The Medal of Military Valor is an Uruguayan military decoration awarded by the Commander-in-Chief of the Army to military personnel of that armed force who participated in outstanding acts or events during the fulfillment of duty that involve acts of valor or heroism worthy of being publicly recognized, that help to exalt the image and prestige of the National Army.

The Decoration Honor of Naval Merit Commander Peter Campbell is an Uruguayan military decoration awarded by the President of Uruguay to civilians, military officers, military units or to institutions, Uruguayan or foreign, as a recognition of the relevant services or works performed to the Uruguayan Navy. This decoration was named after Peter Campbell, an Irish naval officer who became the first commander of the Naval forces created by José Artigas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Municipality of Ramón Trigo</span> Cerro Largo Department municipality, Uruguay

The municipality of Ramón Trigo is one of the municipalities of Cerro Largo Department, Uruguay, established on 3 April 2013. Its seat is the town of Ramón Trigo.

The Delmira Agustini Medal is a civil decoration of Uruguay whose purpose is to honor those citizens, natural or legal, and foreign personalities who contribute or have contributed significantly to culture and the arts who, in the opinion of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Uruguay, deserve such recognition. The medal was created on 4 January 2013 and was named after Uruguayan poet Delmira Agustini.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Presidency of Jorge Batlle</span>

The presidency of Jorge Batlle began on 1 March 2000 when he was inaugurated as the 38th president of Uruguay. Batlle, member of Colorado Party, took office following his victory over the Broad Front Party nominee Tabaré Vázquez in the second round of the 1999 general election, where his party joined to defeat Broad Front that was the winning party in the first round.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology</span>

The Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology or INUMET for short, is the weather agency that provides meteorological and climatological services to Uruguay. It is also the aeronautical meteorological authority of the country in application of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (ICAO).

The interim governorship of Joaquín Suárez was the pre-Constitution government period of Uruguay which began after his appointment by the Constitutional Assembly as the interim substitute Governor and Captain General from 2nd December until 22nd December 1828 when the elected Governor and Captain General José Rondeau assumed his charge. During the twenty days of this brief period the cessation of all foreign authorities on the territory was ordered and several national symbols were established.

References

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  2. "Ley N° 16300. AUTORIZACION AL PODER EJECUTIVO A ACUÑAR LA "MEDALLA DE LA REPUBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY" A LOS EFECTOS DE ENTREGARLAS A PERSONALIDADES EXTRANJERAS" (in Spanish). IMPO. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. "Ley N° 19050. CREACION DE "LA MEDALLA DELMIRA AGUSTINI"" (in Spanish). IMPO. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. "Decreto N° 148/997. CREACION DE LA ORDEN AL MERITO DEPORTIVO. DEPORTISTAS Y PERSONALIDADES DESTACADAS. COMISION NACIONAL DE EDUCACION FISICA" (in Spanish). IMPO. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. "Decreto N° 511/991. CREACION DE LA MEDALLA AL MERITO MILITAR" (in Spanish). IMPO. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  6. "Decreto N° 49/992. OTORGAMIENTO DE MEDALLA AL MERITO AERONAUTICO" (in Spanish). IMPO. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  7. "Decreto N° 368/993. CONDECORACIONES. MEDALLA AL MERITO NAVAL" (in Spanish). IMPO. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  8. "Decreto N° 71/019. DEROGACION DEL DECRETO 469/997 Y CREACION DE LA DISTINCION "MEDALLA 18 DE MAYO DE 1811"" (in Spanish). IMPO. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  9. "Decreto N° 43/000. CREACION DE LA MEDALLA 15 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 1817" (in Spanish). IMPO. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  10. "Decreto N° 227/007" (in Spanish). IMPO. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  11. "Decreto N° 372/013. CREACION DE LA DISTINCION "GRAL. JOSE ARTIGAS - JEFE DE LOS ORIENTALES"" (in Spanish). IMPO. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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