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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21Published 1980Montevideo, Uruguay : Fundación de Cultura Universitaria, [1980]1 online resource (70 pages)“...Uruguay...”
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22Published 1926Montevideo : Claudio García, 1926-1928.1 online resource (4 volumes)“...Uruguay...”
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23Published 1948Buenos Aires : Tipográfica Editora Argentina, 1948.1 online resource (xx, 244 pages)“...Uruguay...”
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24Published 1940[Montevideo] : O.A.L.C.E.I.A.. [194-?]1 online resource (150 pages)“...Uruguay...”
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25Published 1968[Montevideo] : [publisher not identified], [1968?]1 online resource (22 pages)“...Uruguay...”
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26Published 1964Montevideo : Barreiro y Ramos, 1964.1 online resource (ii, 409 pages)“...Uruguay...”
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27Published 1972Montevideo : Fundación de Cultura Universitaria, 1972.1 online resource (162 pages)“...Uruguay...”
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28Published 1923[Montevideo] : Claudio García, 1923.1 online resource (85 pages, 1 leaf)“...Uruguay...”
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29Published 1927Montevideo : Claudio García, 1927.1 online resource (183 pages)“...Uruguay...”
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30Published 1957Montevideo : [publisher not identified], 1957.1 online resource (395 pages) : illustrations.“...Uruguay...”
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31Published 1976Montevideo : Fundación de Cultura Universitaria, 1976.1 online resource (2 volumes (482 pages)) : forms.“...Uruguay...”
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32Published 1957Montevideo : Editorial Bibliográfica Uruguaya, [1957]1 online resource (391 pages)“...Uruguay...”
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33Ley no. 11921, 24 de marzo de 1953 de arrendamientos y desalojos : texto e índice ordenado por temasPublished 1953Montevideo : Servicio de Información de Derecho Positivo Uruguayo, 1953.1 online resource (39 pages)“...Uruguay...”
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34Published 1976Montevideo : Barreiro y Ramos, [1976]1 online resource (482 pages)“...Uruguay...”
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35Published 1966Montevideo, Uruguay : Instituto de Administración Pública, 1966.1 online resource (106 pages)“...Uruguay...”
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36Published 1972Montevideo : Fundación de Cultura Universitaria, 1972.1 online resource (3 volumes)“...Uruguay...”
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37Published 1978Montevideo : Amalio M. Fernández, [1978]1 online resource (455 pages)“...Uruguay...”
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38Published 1975Montevideo : Ediciones jurídicas Amalio M. Fernández, [1975]1 online resource (447 pages)“...Uruguay...”
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39Published 1957Montevideo : Cámara Nacional de Comercio, [1957]1 online resource (80 pages)“...Uruguay...”
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40Published 1903Montevideo : Talleres A. Barreiro y Ramos, 1903.1 online resource (230 pages, 1 unnumberd leaf)“...Uruguay...”
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