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URUGUAY
Uruguay:
Location in
South America
General Facts:
Capital city: Montevideo 1.325.968 INHABITANTS
Area: 68.039 square miles
Currency: Peso uruguayo
Population:
3.415.920
Largest city: Montevideo (1/2 of the population)
Official Language: Spanish. Portuñol
Religion: No Official one
Our Flag
Our President
“Pepe” Mujica
Our national Flower: Ceibo
Our New Coins
19 Province
s or States
(departamentos)
The goverment just created the 2oth.
Uruguayan Population
• Uruguayan culture: Spanish. • European ancestry, especially
Spanish and Italian.
• white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4% (as in The World Factbook)
• High literacy rate – 97,3 %
Our Weather 4SEASONS
No SNOW in winter!!
Traditions in Uruguay
Some of our Festivals:
CARNAVAL
Murga
llamada
Llamadas and Candombe
“Mate”
Chivito
Tortas Fritas
“Asado”
“Alfajores”
“Dulce de
Leche”
“Mercado del Puerto”
Some Typical Places:
Street Markets
Football
A National Passion...
Our Music...
Tango
FolkloreCumbia
Rock & Pop
Places to Love...
Colonia del Sacramento
Hot Springs in
Salto
Punta del Este
Cabo Polonio
Montevideo’s Rambla
Our Economy
Education inUruguay
Ministerio de
Educación
• Public Education (free of charge)
• Private Education (parents pay a monthly fee )
• Only one public University in the country. There are privateUniversities.
The Uruguayan SystemThe Uruguayan System
• Pre-school 3-5 years old 1 primary school teacher and 1 assistant
• Kindergarten 5 years old- 1 primary school teacher
• Elementary School 6 – 12 years old – 1 primary school teacher
• Ciclo Básico - Junior High or Middle School
- 12-15 years old – (14 to 16 teachers , one per subject)
• Bachillerato - High School - 14 – 18 years old (9 -8 teachers )
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