Uruguay
Oriental Republic of Uruguay · South America
Updated 8 November 2026
Uruguay is a country in South America with its capital in Montevideo. Its head of state is Yamandú Orsi. On DiploMaps you can see Uruguay on the world map with its leaders, economy, trade and UN votes, and its relations with the United Arab Emirates.
Key facts
- Capital
- Montevideo
- Head of state and government
- Yamandú Orsi43rd President of Uruguay
- Foreign minister
- Mario LubetkinUruguayan journalist and diplomat
- Population
- 3.4 million (2025)
- Area
- 181,034 km²
- GDP
- $85.3 billion (2025)
- Currency
- Uruguayan peso (UYU)
- Official languages
- Spanish
- United Nations
- Member since 1945
- Region
- South America · Americas
Uruguay and the UAE
- UAE exports to it (2025)
- $33.2 million
- UAE imports from it (2025)
- $27.5 million
- Visa for UAE citizens
- No visa needed90 days Study: Submit a study visa application through the Uruguay republic mission in Abu Dhabi
Memberships
- Mercosur
- Organization of American States
- Non-Aligned Movement
- Group of 77
- CELAC
- NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)
- ICC (Rome Statute)