🇺🇾Top 10 Facts About Uruguay//Uruguay Amazing Facts//Interesting Facts About Uruguay

Name
The country’s name comes from the Uruguay river and means river of the painted birds in the Guarani language. The river starts in Brazil, ends in the Río de la Plata Basin and forms the border between Uruguay and Argentina.

Cattle
Uruguay is the only country to keep track of 100% of their cattle. There are three cows for every person in the country.

First FIFA World Cup
The first-ever FIFA World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930. Uruguay defeated Argentina 4–2 and won the FIFA World Cup in the same year.

National Anthem
Uruguay’s national anthem, which lasts more than five minutes, is the world’s longest in terms of performance duration

Santa Teresa national park
Santa Teresa national park is one of the most beautiful and popular in all of Uruguay. It includes several beautiful sandy beaches, a large forested area impressive,

camping areas, a nature reserve for animals, a greenhouse with a wide variety of plants, and the historic fort of Santa Teresa built in Spanish times.

Colonia del Sacramento
Colonia del Sacramento was founded by the Portuguese in 1680. It is renowned for its historic quarter (Barrio Histórico), a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The historic quarter is full of gorgeous old stone houses, cobbled streets and antique cars.

Marijuana
In December 2013, Uruguay became the first country in the world to legalise the production, sale and use of marijuana.

Non-Religious
Uruguay is the most non-religious country in the Americas. So much so that they have renamed many of their traditional holidays. Now, Christmas is called Family Day and Holy Week is called Tourism Week.

World’s poorest president
José Mujica, Uruguay’s president from 2010-2015, donated 90% of his income to charity and earned himself the nickname of the world’s poorest president.

Capital
Montevideo is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. The southernmost capital city in the Americas, Montevideo is situated in the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata.

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