Geographical Location
The Oriental Republic of Uruguay is located in South America. Its eastern coast is on the Atlantic Ocean, between parallels 30º and 35° of South latitude and meridians 53°and 58° West longitude. It is thus located in the temperate area of the Southern Hemisphere, with sea predominance

Territorial Surface
The Uruguayan territory covers 176,215 Km2. It is a small country if compared to its large neighbors or to other American states, but in comparison to countries in other parts of the world, Uruguay is larger in size than many European and Central American countries, since its surface equals that of the Netherlands, Denmark and Switzerland put together. Furthermore, its territory is completely habitable, there are no barren areas and 90% of its surface is profitable. Apart from the territorial extension Uruguay has a total area of 120,684 Km2 of territorial sea, plus the jurisdictional waters of its important rivers and lakes.