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| Country name |
conventional long form: oriental republic of uruguay conventional short form: uruguay local short form: uruguay former: banda oriental, cisplatine province local long form: republica oriental del uruguay |
| Government type | constitutional republic |
| Capital | Montevideo |
| Administrative divisions | 19 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres |
| Independence | 25 August 1825 (from Brazil) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 25 August (1825) |
| Constitution | 27 November 1966, effective February 1967, suspended 27 June 1973, new constitution rejected by referendum 30 November 1980; two constitutional reforms approved by plebiscite 26 November 1989 and 7 January 1997 |
| Legal system | based on Spanish civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president jorge batlle ibanez (since 1 march 2000) and vice president luis hierro (since 1 march 2000); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: president jorge batlle ibanez (since 1 march 2000) and vice president luis hierro (since 1 march 2000); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: council of ministers appointed by the president with parliamentary approval elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for five-year terms; election last held 31 october 2004 (next to be held october 2009) election results: tabare vazquez elected president; percent of vote - tabare vazquez 50.7%, jorge larranaga 34.1%, guillermo stirling 10.3%; note - vazquez will take office on 1 march 2005 |
| Legislative branch | bicameral General Assembly or Asamblea General consists of Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (30 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and Chamber of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (99 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: chamber of senators - last held 31 october 1999 (next to be held october 2004); chamber of representatives - last held 31 october 1999 (next to be held october 2004) election results: Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Encuentro Progresista 12, Colorado Party 10, Blanco 7, New Sector/Space Coalition 1; Chamber of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Encuentro Progresista 40, Colorado Party 33, Blanco 22, New Sector/Space Coalition 4 |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court (judges are nominated by the president and elected for 10-year terms by the General Assembly) |
| Political parties and leaders | Colorado Party [Jorge BATLLE Ibanez]; National Party or Blanco [Luis Alberto LACALLE Herrera]; New Sector/Space Coalition or Nuevo Espacio [Rafael MICHELINI]; Progressive Encounter/Broad Front Coalition or Encuentro Progresista/Frente Amplio [Tabare VAZQUEZ] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMISET, UNMOGIP, UNMOT, UNOMIG, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador hugo fernandez-faingold consulate(s) general: chicago, los angeles, miami, and new york FAX: [1] (202) 331-8142 telephone: [1] (202) 331-1313 through 1316 chancery: 1913 i street nw, washington, dc 20006 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador martin j. silverstein embassy: lauro muller 1776, montevideo 11200 mailing address: apo aa 34035 telephone: [598] (2) 418-7777 FAX: [598] (2) 418-8611 |
| Flag description | nine equal horizontal stripes of white (top and bottom) alternating with blue; there is a white square in the upper hoist-side corner with a yellow sun bearing a human face known as the Sun of May and 16 rays alternately triangular and wavy |
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