South America · South AmericaUY · +598
Country profile / UY
Uruguay
Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Capital
Montevideo
Region
South America
ISO
UY
Local time in Uruguay
live · IANAMontevideo
America/Montevideo
Reference ledger
CapitalMontevideoAdministrative seat
LanguagesSpanish1 listed
CurrenciesUruguayan peso1 listed
Time zonesAmerica/Montevideo1 IANA identifier
Area181,034 km²Ranked 91 of 241 by area
Dialing+598International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 63% of places in this atlas.
At 181,034 km², Uruguay ranks 91 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#91by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
2Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code UY is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +598 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as America/Montevideo should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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Borders2
Time zones1