URUGUAY

Uruguay:

Location in

South America

General Facts:

Capital city: Montevideo 1.325.968 INHABITANTS

Area: 68.039 square miles

Currency: Peso uruguayo

Population:

3.415.920

Largest city: Montevideo (1/2 of the population)

Official Language: Spanish. Portuñol

Religion: No Official one

Our Flag

Our President

“Pepe” Mujica

Our national Flower: Ceibo

Our New Coins

19 Province

s or States

(departamentos)

The goverment just created the 2oth.

Uruguayan Population

• Uruguayan culture: Spanish. • European ancestry, especially

Spanish and Italian.

• white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4% (as in The World Factbook)

• High literacy rate – 97,3 %

Our Weather 4SEASONS

No SNOW in winter!!

Traditions in Uruguay

Some of our Festivals:

CARNAVAL

Murga

llamada

Llamadas and Candombe

“Mate”

Chivito

Tortas Fritas

“Asado”

“Alfajores”

“Dulce de

Leche”

“Mercado del Puerto”

Some Typical Places:

Street Markets

Football

A National Passion...

Our Music...

Tango

FolkloreCumbia

Rock & Pop

Places to Love...

Colonia del Sacramento

Hot Springs in

Salto

Punta del Este

Cabo Polonio

Montevideo’s Rambla

Our Economy

Education inUruguay

Ministerio de

Educación

• Public Education (free of charge)

• Private Education (parents pay a monthly fee )

• Only one public University in the country. There are privateUniversities.

The Uruguayan SystemThe Uruguayan System

• Pre-school 3-5 years old 1 primary school teacher and 1 assistant

• Kindergarten 5 years old- 1 primary school teacher

• Elementary School 6 – 12 years old – 1 primary school teacher

• Ciclo Básico - Junior High or Middle School

- 12-15 years old – (14 to 16 teachers , one per subject)

• Bachillerato - High School - 14 – 18 years old (9 -8 teachers )

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