Uruguay limits with Brazil to the north, with the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and with Argentina to the southwest. The country has 3.430.000 inhabitants. The capital Montevideo, in the south of the country, holds almost half of the total population.

Uruguay is mainly an agricultural country, with high emphasis on cattle growing. Other important products are cereals like wheat, corn and rice, and lately forestry for industrial use.

Industrial activity characterizes by its agricultural base and the dependence on imported oil. The most relevant sectors are food, textiles, rubber, tobacco, concrete, and paper. The service sector has been gaining weight due to the tourism sector and to the software exports.

The exports are mainly destined to the countries belonging to NAFTA, European Union and MERCOSUR.

MONTEVIDEO
The Uruguayan capital has the rare privilege of having more than twenty kilometres of beach within the city itself, and it offers all kinds of advantages to visitors. It has excellent hotels and services, museums and places of interest, in and out of the city, since it is possible to organise trips of one or more days to nearby places, an important cultural agenda and an active nightlife. There are also shopping centres, crafts, antiques and many good restaurants Montevideo is an option full of possibilities for those who attend a congress.

PUNTA DEL ESTE
This cosmopolitan city is one of the leading seaside resorts in the world and conjugates its exceptional natural beauty with an active social life, which makes it, each year, the centre of the international high social class. Beautiful ocean beaches and sumptuous residences among the pines are its unmistakable mark. In the evening, hundreds of discos, casinos and restaurants open their fascinating worlds until dawn.
Punta del Este is one of those places that are difficult to find and even more difficult to forget and can be enjoyed all the year round.

COLONIA DEL SACRAMENTO
The title, given to Colonia del Sacramento by UNESCO – Cultural Heritage of Mankind, does nothing but justice to this true jewel from our Colonial past. This city on the River Plate still has today its ancient walls and drawbridge, as well as the cobbled streets and many XVIII Century dwellings that have now been converted into museums.

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VISITORS’S INFORMATION

ENTRY REQUERIMENTS
Visitors must have a valid passport and for some countries, a visa is required. For more information please contact a local Uruguayan Consulate.

CURRENCY EXCHANGE
The national monetary unit is the Uruguayan Peso ($). Currency Exchange is provided by banks and exchange agencies with no restrictions. One U.S. Dollar is approximate $ 25.

ELECTRICAL CURRENT
The electrical current in Uruguay is 220 volts, 50 cycles.