Outline of Uruguay


The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uruguay:
Uruguay - sovereign country located in southeastern South America. It is home to 3.46 million people, of which 1.7 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. Montevideo was founded by the Spanish in the early 18th century as a military stronghold. Uruguay won its independence in 1825-1828 following a three-way struggle between Spain, Argentina and Brazil. It is a constitutional democracy, where the president fulfills the roles of both head of state and head of government. The economy is largely based on agriculture and the state sector, Uruguay's economy is on the whole more stable than in its surrounding states, and it maintains a solid reputation with investors.

General reference

Geography of Uruguay

Geography of Uruguay

Environment of Uruguay

Natural geographic features of Uruguay

Regions of Uruguay

Regions of Uruguay

Ecoregions of Uruguay

List of ecoregions in Uruguay

Demography of Uruguay

Demographics of Uruguay

Government and politics of Uruguay

Politics of Uruguay

Branches of the government of Uruguay

Government of Uruguay

Executive branch of the government of Uruguay

Legislative branch of the government of Uruguay

Judicial branch of the government of Uruguay

Court system of Uruguay:
  • Supreme Court of Uruguay: highest tier of courts under the Judicial branch.
  • Courts of Appeals: second highest tier of courts under the Judicial branch. It includes Civil, Criminal, Family, and Labour courts.
  • District Courts : in Montevideo these are Bankruptcy, Civil, Contentious Administrative, Criminal, Criminal, Criminal, Customs, Family, Family, Juvenile, and Labour courts. In the interior of the country these are organized according their territorial jurisdiction, being assigned several subject matters to each of them.
  • Peace Courts: courts of Montevideo, courts of the Interior's Departments' capitals, courts of cities and villages, rural courts.
  • Other courts: Misdemeanor Courts, Conciliation Courts, Mediation Centers.

Foreign relations of Uruguay

Foreign relations of Uruguay

International organization membership

The Eastern Republic of Uruguay is a member of:

Law and order in Uruguay

Law of Uruguay:
Human rights in Uruguay:
Legal enforcement of Uruguay:
Legal issues:

Military of Uruguay

Military of Uruguay

Administrative divisions

Departments of Uruguay: the country is currently divided in 19 departments. Each department has an executive branch led by an intendant, and a legislative branch called Departmental Board.
Local government in Uruguay: since 2009 there is a new system of second level administrative divisions called "municipalities" in each department.

History of Uruguay

History of Uruguay

History of Uruguay, by period or event

History of Uruguay, by subject

Political history of Uruguay

The history of Uruguay according to the political period :
  • Indigenous period: no political organization known.
  • Colonial period and fight for independence.
  • Nation building and prelude to civil war. Provisional governments of Suárez - Rondeau - Lavalleja. Presidencies of Pérez - Rivera - Anaya - Oribe - Pereira.
  • Civil War. Presidency of Rivera. Simultaneous governments of Defensa and Cerrito.
  • End of civil war and politics of "fusion". Presidencies of Berro - Giró. Triumvirate of Flores, Rivera and Lavalleja. Presidencies of Flores - Lamas - Bustamante - Pla - Pereira - Berro - Cruz Aguirre - Villalba. Dictatorship of Flores. Presidencies of Varela - Batlle y Grau - Gomensoro - Ellauri.
  • Militarism and modernization. Presidency of Varela. Dictatorship of Latorre and his subsequent presidency. Presidencies of Vidal - Santos - Vidal - Santos - Tajes - Herrera y Obes - Stewart - Idiarte Borda - Cuestas. Dictatorship of Cuestas. Presidencies of Batlle y Ordóñez - Cuestas - Batlle y Ordóñez - Williman - Batlle y Ordóñez - Viera.
  • Batlle reforms and modern Uruguay. Presidencies of Brum - Serrato - Campistegui - Terra.
  • Authoritarian rule and end of collective head of government. Dictatorship of Terra. Presidency and brief dictatorship of Baldomir.
  • Post WWII and period of prosperity. Presidencies of Amézaga - Berreta - Batlle Berres - Martínez Trueba. 1st National Council of Government.
  • Economic decline, social conflicts and guerrilla. 2nd, 3rd and 4th National Council of Government. Presidencies of Gestido - Pacheco Areco - Bordaberry.
  • Civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay. Rule by the Armed Forces and their allies. Regime of Bordaberry - Demicheli - Méndez - Álvarez.
  • Return to democracy and present times. Presidencies of Addiego - Sanguinetti - Lacalle - Sanguinetti - Batlle - Vázquez - Mujica - Vázquez (2nd) - Lacalle Pou.

Culture of Uruguay

Culture of Uruguay

Art in Uruguay

Sports in Uruguay

Sports in Uruguay

Economy and infrastructure of Uruguay

Economy of Uruguay

Education in Uruguay