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Posted 03 Mar 2025

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Yamandú Orsi took office as Uruguay’s new President. 

Political Features:

  • It is South America's second-smallest country (after Suriname).
  • Boundaries: Brazil (North) and Argentina (West); Maritime boundary: Atlantic Ocean (East).

Geographical Features:

  • Climate: Warm temperate.
  • Terrain: Uruguay's landscape is influenced by the Pampas, a vast region of fertile lowlands in southeastern South America. 
    • The term "Pampa" originates from the Quechua word meaning "flat plain."
  • Major Rivers: Rio de la Plata/ Parana River, Uruguay river (forms border between Uruguay and Argentina).
  • Uruguay's coastal waters are influenced by the Brazil Current (warm, northward) and Malvinas Current (old, nutrient-rich, southward).
  • Tags :
  • Pampas
  • Uruguay
  • Malvinas Current
  • Rio de la Plata
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