Outline of Uruguay explained
See also: Index of Uruguay-related articles.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uruguay:
Uruguay - sovereign country located in southeastern South America.[1] It is home to 3.46 million people, of which 1.7 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. Montevideo was founded by the Spanish in the early 18th century as a military stronghold. Uruguay won its independence in 1825-1828 following a three-way struggle between Spain, Argentina and Brazil. It is a constitutional democracy, where the president fulfills the roles of both head of state and head of government. The economy is largely based on agriculture (making up 10% of GDP and the most substantial export) and the state sector, Uruguay's economy is on the whole more stable than in its surrounding states, and it maintains a solid reputation with investors.
General reference
Geography of Uruguay
Geography of Uruguay
1,068 km
580 km
Environment of Uruguay
Natural geographic features of Uruguay
Regions of Uruguay
Regions of Uruguay
Ecoregions of Uruguay
List of ecoregions in Uruguay
Demography of Uruguay
Demographics of Uruguay
Government and politics of Uruguay
Politics of Uruguay
Branches of the government of Uruguay
Government of Uruguay
Executive branch of the government of Uruguay
- Head of state: President of Uruguay,
- Head of government: President of Uruguay,
- Cabinet of Uruguay: consisting of the President of the Republic and the Ministries
- Ministry of Economy and Finance
- Ministry of Education and Culture
- Ministry of Environment
- Ministry of Foreign Relations
- Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning
- Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining
- Ministry of the Interior
- Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
- Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries
- Ministry of National Defense
- Ministry of Public Health
- Ministry of Social Development
- Ministry of Transport and Public Works
- Ministry of Tourism
Legislative branch of the government of Uruguay
Judicial branch of the government of Uruguay
Court system of Uruguay
- Supreme Court of Uruguay: highest tier of courts under the Judicial branch.
- Courts of Appeals: second highest tier of courts under the Judicial branch. It includes Civil, Criminal, Family, and Labour courts.
- District Courts (or Lawyer Courts): in Montevideo these are Bankruptcy, Civil, Contentious Administrative, Criminal, Criminal (Organized Crime), Criminal (Penitentiary Surveillance), Customs, Family, Family (Specialized), Juvenile, and Labour courts. In the interior of the country these are organized according their territorial jurisdiction (with at least two of them in each territorial jurisdiction), being assigned several subject matters to each of them.
- Peace Courts: courts of Montevideo, courts of the Interior's Departments' capitals, courts of cities and villages, rural courts.
- Other courts: Misdemeanor Courts, Conciliation Courts, Mediation Centers.
Foreign relations of Uruguay
Foreign relations of Uruguay
International organization membership
The Eastern Republic of Uruguay is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Uruguay
Law of Uruguay
Human rights in Uruguay
Legal enforcement of Uruguay:
Legal issues:
Military of Uruguay
Military of Uruguay
Administrative divisions
Departments of Uruguay
the country is currently divided in 19 departments. Each department has an executive branch led by an intendant, and a legislative branch called Departmental Board.
Local government in Uruguay
since 2009 there is a new system of second level administrative divisions called "municipalities" in each department.
History of Uruguay
History of Uruguay
History of Uruguay, by period or event
History of Uruguay, by subject
Political history of Uruguay
The history of Uruguay according to the political period (interim and other administrations in italics):
- Indigenous period: no political organization known.
- Colonial period and fight for independence.
- Nation building and prelude to civil war (1828–1839). Provisional governments of Suárez - Rondeau - Lavalleja. Presidencies of Pérez - Rivera - Anaya - Oribe - Pereira.
- Civil War (1839–1852). Presidency of Rivera (2nd). Simultaneous governments of Defensa (Suárez) and Cerrito (Oribe).
- End of civil war and politics of "fusion" (1852–1875). Presidencies of Berro - Giró. Triumvirate of Flores, Rivera and Lavalleja. Presidencies of Flores - Lamas (Montevideo only) - Bustamante - Pla - Pereira - Berro - Cruz Aguirre - Villalba. Dictatorship of Flores. Presidencies of Varela - Batlle y Grau - Gomensoro - Ellauri.
- Militarism and modernization (1875–1919). Presidency of Varela. Dictatorship of Latorre and his subsequent presidency. Presidencies of Vidal - Santos - Vidal (2nd) - Santos - Tajes - Herrera y Obes - Stewart - Idiarte Borda - Cuestas. Dictatorship of Cuestas. Presidencies of Batlle y Ordóñez - Cuestas - Batlle y Ordóñez - Williman - Batlle y Ordóñez (2nd) - Viera.
- Batlle reforms and modern Uruguay (1919–1933). Presidencies of Brum - Serrato - Campistegui - Terra.
- Authoritarian rule and end of collective head of government (1933–1943). Dictatorship of Terra. Presidency and brief dictatorship of Baldomir.
- Post WWII and period of prosperity (1943–1955). Presidencies of Amézaga - Berreta - Batlle Berres - Martínez Trueba. 1st National Council of Government.
- Economic decline, social conflicts and guerrilla (1955–1973). 2nd, 3rd and 4th National Council of Government. Presidencies of Gestido - Pacheco Areco - Bordaberry.
- Civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay (1973–1985). Rule by the Armed Forces and their allies. Regime of Bordaberry - Demicheli - Méndez - Álvarez.
- Return to democracy and present times (1985–present). Presidencies of Addiego - Sanguinetti - Lacalle - Sanguinetti (2nd) - Batlle - Vázquez - Mujica - Vázquez (2nd) - Lacalle Pou.
Culture of Uruguay
Culture of Uruguay
- Cuisine of Uruguay
- Disability in Uruguay
- Languages of Uruguay
- National symbols of Uruguay
- Orders, decorations, and medals of Uruguay: the decorations granted by the Uruguayan authorities to distinguish persons or organizations due to meritory services or achievements.
- Civilian decorations:
- Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay: a decoration granted to foreign individuals due to reciprocity reasons and diplomatic relationships.[2]
- Delmira Agustini Medal: granted to local or foreign individuals to distinguish their work and contribution to further improve the culture.[3]
- Order of Sports Merit: this decoration acknowledges individuals whose relevant merits or career path related to sports, locally or internationally, contributed with the development of the sports in Uruguay, and also to individuals who contributed with international covenants related to sports.[4]
- Military decorations:
- Medal of Military Merit: highest military award related to the Army of Uruguay, that awards civilian and military individuals, Uruguayan or foreign, and also to military units or institutions, due to meritory services or relevant contributions to the Army of Uruguay, and also for exceptional performance in combat in the case of military units.[5]
- Medal of Aeronautical Merit: highest military award related to the Uruguayan Air Force, that awards civilian and military individuals, Uruguayan or foreign, for their outstanding services in benefit of the Uruguayan Air Force or the national aviation.[6]
- Decoration Honor of Naval Merit Commander Peter Campbell: highest military award related to the Navy of Uruguay, that acknowledges civilian and military individuals, Uruguayan or foreign, and also to military units and Uruguayan or foreign institutions, for their outstanding services or relevant works served to the Uruguayan Navy.[7]
- 18 May 1811 Medal: second award in Army decorations hierarchy, to acknowledge meritory services to the Uruguayan Army.[8]
- 15 November 1817 Medal: second award in Navy decorations hierarchy, to distinguish civilian and military individuals, military units or institutions, for their merits related to the Navy.[9]
- Medal of Military Valor: third award in Army decorations hierarchy, to recognize heroic or valor in actions performed in duty.[10]
- Decoration General José Artigas Leader of the Orientals: decoration by the Staff of Defense office to distinguish individuals who contributed with their services to the Ministry of Defense, Staff of Defense office or to the branches of Armed Forces in general.[11]
- People of Uruguay
- Prostitution in Uruguay
- Public holidays in Uruguay: New Year's Day (1 January), Children's Day (6 January, commonly referred as Epiphany), Carnival (several days in February or March), Tourism Week (a week in March or April, also known as Holy Week), Landing of the 33 Patriots Day (19 April), Workers' Day (1 May), Anniversary of the Battle of Las Piedras (18 May), Birthday of José Artigas (19 June), Constitution Oath (18 July), Declaration of Independence (25 August), Day of the Race (12 October), Deceased ones Day (2 November), Family's Day (25 December, commonly referred as Christmas).
- Religion in Uruguay
- World Heritage Sites in Uruguay
Art in Uruguay
Sports in Uruguay
Sports in Uruguay
Economy and infrastructure of Uruguay
Economy of Uruguay
Peso
UYU
Education in Uruguay
See also
External links
- General
- Maps
Notes and References
- Web site: July 2, 2009. Uruguay. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 23, 2009.
- Web site: Ley N° 16300. AUTORIZACION AL PODER EJECUTIVO A ACUÑAR LA "MEDALLA DE LA REPUBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY" A LOS EFECTOS DE ENTREGARLAS A PERSONALIDADES EXTRANJERAS . es. IMPO . 9 August 2020.
- Web site: Ley N° 19050. CREACION DE "LA MEDALLA DELMIRA AGUSTINI". es. IMPO . 14 July 2020.
- Web site: Decreto N° 148/997. CREACION DE LA ORDEN AL MERITO DEPORTIVO. DEPORTISTAS Y PERSONALIDADES DESTACADAS. COMISION NACIONAL DE EDUCACION FISICA. es. IMPO. 7 January 2021.
- Web site: Decreto N° 511/991. CREACION DE LA MEDALLA AL MERITO MILITAR. es. IMPO. 29 May 2020.
- Web site: Decreto N° 49/992. OTORGAMIENTO DE MEDALLA AL MERITO AERONAUTICO . es. IMPO. 24 September 2020.
- Web site: Decreto N° 368/993. CONDECORACIONES. MEDALLA AL MERITO NAVAL. es. IMPO. 14 December 2020.
- Web site: Decreto N° 71/019. DEROGACION DEL DECRETO 469/997 Y CREACION DE LA DISTINCION "MEDALLA 18 DE MAYO DE 1811" . es. IMPO . 16 August 2020.
- Web site: Decreto N° 43/000. CREACION DE LA MEDALLA 15 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 1817. es. IMPO. 14 December 2020.
- Web site: Decreto N° 227/007. es. IMPO. 20 January 2021.
- Web site: Decreto N° 372/013. CREACION DE LA DISTINCION "GRAL. JOSE ARTIGAS - JEFE DE LOS ORIENTALES". es. IMPO. 7 January 2021.