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Uruguay (South America)

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Uruguay

Uruguay (yoo'rugwā, gwī, Span. OOrOOgwi', OOrOOwī') [key], officially Oriental Republic of Uruguay, republic (2005 est. pop. 3,416,000), 68,536 sq mi (177,508 sq km), SE South America. The second smallest country (after Suriname) in South America, Uruguay extends from a short Atlantic coastline along the north bank of the Río de la Plata to the Uruguay River, which separates it on the west from Argentina. To the north is Brazil. The capital and largest city is Montevideo.

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South America -- there is a market for American agricultural equipment, technologies and parts in the MERCOSUR markets (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay), according to the US Commercial Service offices in those countries. (International News).(Brief Article) (Implement & Tractor)

Manana comes all too soon for Uruguay: Uruguay was long been regarded as the Switzerland of South America -- an uneventful safe haven for capital in a region not always known for its financial stability. Until now. (Americas: Uruguay). (The Banker)

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Mercosur boasts strong short-term growth. (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay)(South America Supplement) (Chemical Week)

Recorrió 10 paises de Suramérica en 208 días. (Dr. Hernán Contreras Manfredi y su 1995 Chevy Blazer)(TT: He traveled across 10 countries in South America in 208 days) (TA: Dr. Hernán Contreras Manfredi and his 1995 Chevy Blazer) (Automundo Magazine)

Brasil-intenta esquivar la crisis Argentina: a la crisis económica argentina se le suma, ahora, un incremento de la inestabilidad política, una bomba de relojería que amenaza con explotar y extenderse como una mancha de aceite sobre la zona. (Iberoamérica).(TT: Brazil's efforts to halt advancement of crisis in Argentina: Argentina's economic situation and political instability threaten to affect neighbouring countries in South America. (Latin America).)(Artículo Breve) (Epoca)

Marketing to South America: an exporter and a credit insurer share some light on trading with volatile South American countries.(export focus) (NZ Business)

Cruising through South America: passing through three `nominally Catholic' countries reveals two churches.(Column) (National Catholic Reporter)

Wings over Argentina: outside North America, this South American country is the undisputed leader for fowling. (Petersen's Hunting)

Left in Uruguay: will the ballot box be the Global South's new resistance to the North?(feature) (Colorlines Magazine)

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