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).