Uruguay's full name is "Eastern Republic of Uruguay", referred to as Uruguay, located in South America, which was originally inhabited by Indians, and now the local population is basically white, with only 8% of Indo-European mixed blood.
Uruguay is known as the "Country of Diamonds" because of the local production of an amethyst, and the country is shaped like a diamond. Uruguay is also known as "South American Switzerland", which shows that the local climate is very pleasant, the natural scenery is relatively beautiful, and the social environment is stable and orderly.
Covering an area of 176,000 square kilometers, with a population of 3.52 million and a per capita GDP of US$17,466, Uruguay is a medium-developed country with a relatively high human index and a human development index of 0.792.
Speaking of Uruguay, it may not be so familiar, but when it comes to "not being free, it is better to die", everyone may know that this maxim is still Uruguay's national motto.
The climate here is typical temperate, the hottest temperature does not exceed 28 degrees Celsius, the minimum temperature does not exceed 6 degrees Celsius, and from January to March every year, it is summer, and the temperature is maintained at 17 to 28 degrees Celsius. Winter is from July to September, with temperatures maintained at 6 to 14 degrees Celsius. For the small editor of air conditioning to continue to live, this kind of weather is really loved.
Uruguay is divided into 19 provinces, one of which has a very bright name, called the "33-man province", and the capital is called the 33-man city, which is named in honor of the 33 patriotic heroes of the War of Independence. It is rich in magnetite, as well as plenty of amethyst and agate.
The data shows that the proportion of the elderly and 14-year-old children in the world is 1:14, but in Uruguay, the ratio is 1:2, at this rate, Uruguay will encounter a very serious aging problem in 2050, the rapid aging of the population is caused by "immigration", in 1996, the local birth rate was 16 ‰, in 2004, it became 15 ‰.
The local people's favorite food is beef, Uruguay is the world's beef consumption is relatively high in the country, the big guys have no beef is not happy, in the grill beef aspect, Uruguayans have done the ultimate, the market is full of barbecue stalls, Uruguayan barbecue and Brazilian barbecue have a clear difference, Uruguayan barbecue with fruit wood, the taste has a faint fruit aroma.
Compared to our love to drink green tea, black tea, the locals prefer to drink yerba mate tea, go out essential, where to drink, this yerba mate tea has the effect of coffee, very refreshing.
In the small town of Crida in Uruguay, there is a strange custom that only unmarried girls can wear hats, if they are married women, they cannot wear hats, and if there are special cases, they can only wear hats with colors.
Uruguay has nine years of compulsory education, public universities and specialist colleges are tuition-free, and there is only one public university in the country, located in the capital.
Uruguay has a very high level of medical care and is the only one of many countries in Latin America that does not have cholera.
In our inherent impression, Brazil, Germany is a football power, in fact, football in Uruguay is very popular, is the first major sport in the country, the street casually pull a person over, can show you two hands, Uruguay is the traditional Latin American top three, twice won the World Cup championship, but also won two Olympic football championships, Suarez is a famous Uruguayan star, love him, there are many people.