Uruguay
Uruguay ( , ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately and has a population of around 3.4 million, of whom nearly 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo.The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter–gatherers 13,000 years ago. The predominant tribe at the moment of the arrival of Europeans was the Charrúa people, while there were also other tribes, such as the Guaraní and the Chaná, when the Portuguese first established Colónia do Sacramento in 1680; Uruguay was colonized by Europeans later than its neighboring countries.
The Spanish founded Montevideo as a military stronghold in the early 18th century due competing claims over the region, while Uruguay won its independence between 1811 and 1828, following a four-way struggle between Portugal and Spain, and later Argentina and Brazil. It remained subject to foreign influence and intervention throughout the first half of the 19th century. From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, numerous pioneering economic, labor and social reforms were implemented, which led to the creation of a highly developed welfare state, which is why the country began to be known as "Switzerland of the Americas". However, a series of economic crises and the fight against far-left urban guerrilla warfare in the late 1960s and early 1970s culminated in the 1973 ''coup d'état'', which established a civic-military dictatorship that lasted until 1985. Uruguay is today a democratic constitutional republic, with a president who serves as both head of state and head of government.
Uruguay is ranked first in the Americas for democracy, and first in South America in peace, low perception of corruption, and e-government. It is the lowest-ranking South American nation in the Global Terrorism Index, and ranks second in South America on economic freedom, income equality, per capita income, and inflows of FDI. Uruguay is ranked third on the continent in terms of Human Development Index, GDP growth, innovation, and infrastructure. Uruguay is regarded as one of the most socially progressive countries in Latin America. It ranks high on global measures of personal rights, tolerance, democracy, and inclusion issues, including its acceptance of the LGBT community. The country has fully legalized cannabis (the first country in the world to do so) as well as same-sex marriage, prostitution, and abortion. It is a founding member of the United Nations, OAS, and Mercosur. Provided by Wikipedia
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201Published 1985### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>1985.8 items.“...Seminario "El municipio en una sociedad democrática y participativa Montevideo, Uruguay...”
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202Published 1981### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>Montevideo : Centro Interdisciplinario del Estudios sobre el Desarrollo, [1981]426 leaves in various foliations : ill., maps.“...Seminario sobre Desarrollo Rural y Trabajo Fememino Rural Montevideo, Uruguay...”
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203Published 1893### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>Montevideo : Dornaleche y Reyes, impresores, 1893.111 p. ; 17 cm.“...Uruguay. Dirección General de Instrucción Pública...”
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204Published 1910### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>Montevideo, Tip. de la Escuela Nacional de Artes y Oficios, 1910.247 p. illus.“...Cámara Mercantil de Productos del País (Uruguay)...”
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205Published 1986### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>1986-1990.25 items : ill.“...Red Mujer--Uruguay...”
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206Published 1959### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>1959?-1985.10 items : ill., maps.“...Uruguay. Comisión de Inversiones y Desarrollo Económico...”
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207Published 1978### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>1978-1988.35 items : ill.“...Grupo de Estudios sobre la Condición de la Mujer en el Uruguay...”
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208Montevideo, 19 -v. illus. 24 cm.“...Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Medicina. Clinica ginecotocológico...”
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209La Estanzuela.v.“...Uruguay. Ministerio de Ganadería y Agricultura. Centro de Investigaciones Argicolas...”
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210Published 1947### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>Montevideo, Uruguay : La Universidad, 1947-v. ; 24 cm.“...Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias...”
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211Published 1911### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>Montevideo : Barreiro y Ramos, 1911.83, 83, 88 p. : plates., ports., fold. charts (part col.), fold. col. map ; 23 cm.“...Uruguay. Direccíon General de Instruccíon Primaria...”
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212Published 1914### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>Montevideo : Talleres gŕaficos A. Barreiro y Ramos, 1914.83, 79 p. : 52 plates (incl. ports.), charts (part col., 1 fold.), fold. map (part col.) ; 22 cm.“...Uruguay. Direccíon General de Instruccíon Primaria...”
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213[Montevideo Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias, Universidad de la República]v. ill. 24 cm.“...Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias...”
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214Montevideo.v. ill.“...Sindicato Médico del Uruguay...”
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215by Rovira, Alejandro### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>
Published 1943Montevideo, "Impresora moderna," M. Reyes y cía., 1943.9 p. ℓ., xv-xl, 340 p., 1 ℓ. 25 cm.“...Uruguay. Asemblea general. Cámara de representantes. Comisión investigadora de actividades...”
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216Published 1938### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>Montevideo, Uruguay : La Facultad, 1938-1954.16 v. : ill. ; 25 cm.“...Universidad de la Republica (Uruguay). Facultad de Ingeniería y Ramas Anexas...”
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217Published 1960### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>[São José dos Campos?] : [publisher not identified], 1960.1 online resource (1 unnumbered leaf, 63 pages)“...Uruguay...”
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218Published 1977### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>[Arlington, Va. : Joint Publications Research Service, 1977]3 v. (995 p.) : ill.“...Uruguay. Junta de Comandantes en Jefe...”
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219Published 1907### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>Montevideo : Impreso en los Talleres de la Escuela Nacional de Artes y Oficios, [explicación 1907]xiv, 516 p. : ill., graphs, plans ; 34 cm.“...Uruguay. Comisión Nacional de Caridad y Beneficencia Pública...”
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220Montevideo : Sociedad Ginecotocologica del Uruguay y de la Seccional de Ginecologia y Obstetricia del H. Pereira Rossell.v. : ill.“...Sociedad Ginecotocologica del Uruguay...”