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Uruguay

Official Name:	The Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republica Oriental del Uruguay
ISO Country Codes:	UY : URY
Internet Domain:	.uy
Government Web Site:	https://www.gub.uy/presidencia/

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UN Location Codes

IATA Airports

Capital:	Montevideo	Main Airports:	Carrasco International Airport
Language(s):	Spanish	Population:	3,407,213
Currency:	Uruguayan Peso	ISO Currency Code:	UYU
Telephone Dial In:	+598	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Central American Integration System; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Organizacion de Estados Iberoamericanos; Organization of American States; Pacific Alliance; Secretar a General Iberoamericana; Sistema Economico Latinoamericano; UN; UNESCO; Union Latina; Union of South American Nations;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

Newspaper

Radio

Radiodifusion Nacional SODRE;

Uruguay

Government Website:	https://www.gub.uy/presidencia/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/uruguay
Central Bank:	Banco Central del Uruguay

GDP:	$78.121 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$22,800 (2021 est.)
Currency & USD Exchange Rate:	Uruguayan Peso
Currency Code:	UYU
World Bank Classification:	High-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	6.3%	Cellulose, beef, soybeans, rice, wheat; dairy products; fish; lumber, tobacco, wine
Industry:	26.1%	food processing, electrical machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals, beverages
Services:	67.6%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; The Cairns Group; Un Economic Commission for Latin America the Caribbean UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; Inter American Development Bank; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Bolsa Electronica de Valores de Uruguay ;

National Statistics Office:

Instituto Nacional de Estadistica;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Uruguay

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Spanish
Customs & Excise:	Dirección Nacional de Aduanas
Development Bank(s):	Development Bank of Latin America; Inter-American Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Instituto Uruguayo de Normas Técnicas

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 54/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 14/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 66/136 (2016)
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Country Ratings:

COFACE

CountryEconomy Rating

Credendo

Moody’s Analytics

UN LOCODES – Locations

All IATA Airports

Export Credit & Insurance More

N/A

Investment & Export Promotion More

Investment & Export Promotion Agency: Uruguay XXI ;

Regional Trade Agreements & Organisations:

Andean Community; Free Trade Area of The Americas; Mercado Comun del Cono Sur; Trade Facilitation Agreement; UNCTAD; WCO; WIPO; WTO;

Trade Reports:

Gan Business Anti Corruption; International Trade Centre; Trade Facilitation Agreement; UNCTAD General; UNCTAD Maritime; WIPO; Worlds Top Exports; WTO;

Uruguay

Accountancy Associations

Colegio de Contadores, Economistas y Administradores del Uruguay

Banking Association

N/A

Business Directories

Company Research
Global Database - Companies Database
InfoClipper
Nosis Trade
TradeBoss

Chambers Of Commerce

Company Register

Agencia de Gobierno Electrónico y Sociedad de la Información y del Conocimiento

Customs & Excise

Dirección Nacional de Aduanas

Government Procurement

N/A

Law Associations & Firms

Colegio de Abogados del Uruguay
The Legal 500

Logistics Companies

Request a quote

Freightnet
SeaRates

Freight Forwarder Services
Jctrans.net

Major Companies with a Local Operation

AUDACA - Asociacion Uruguaya de Agentes de Carga
CMA CGM
DHL Global
DSV Global Transport and Logistics
FIATA Members
SkyNet Worldwide Express

Tax Identification Codes

The RUT Number

Yellow Pages

N/A

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Uruguay

British Chambers of Commerce Overseas
Cámara de Comercio Uruguayo Británica La Cámara es una asociación sin fines de lucro que desde 1915, fomenta el intercambio comercial, económico y cultural entre Uruguay y el Reino Unido a través de un servicio efectivo a nuestros miembros.

Joint-Venture Chambers of Commerce No resources available

U.K. Government Guides
Department for Business and Trade
Foreign Travel Advice
UK help and services

British Representation Overseas
The British Embassy in Uruguay
Department for International Trade Uruguay

Foreign Representation in the U.K.
Uruguayan Embassy EmbassyPages EmbassyHomePage