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Fun fact 5 about Uruguay

Monument to the last four Charrúa, the indigenous people of Uruguay
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In 2012, Uruguay became the first country in the modern era to legalize cannabis.

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Uruguay

Population
3.4M
Area
176,215 km²
Capital
Montevideo
Continent
South America
132nd most populous country in the world

Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast.

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