Geography of Uruguay

Geography of Uruguay

Continent	South America
Region	Americas
Coordinates	33°00′S 56°00′W / 33.000°S 56.000°W / -33.000; -56.000
Area	Ranked 89
• Total	176,215 km2 (68,037 sq mi)
Coastline	660 km (410 mi)
Borders	Total land borders: 1564 km Argentina: 579 km Brazil: 985 km
Highest point	Cerro Catedral (514 m)
Lowest point	Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
Longest river	Rio Negro
Exclusive economic zone	142,166 km2 (54,891 sq mi)

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Uruguay is a country in the southeastern region of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil. It is located in the Southern Hemisphere on the Atlantic seaboard of South America between 53 and 58 west longitude and 30 and 35 south latitude.^[1] It is bordered to the west by Argentina, on the north and northeast by Brazil, and on the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, which makes up Uruguay's coast.^[1]

To the south, it fronts the Río de la Plata, a broad estuary that opens out into the South Atlantic.^[1] Montevideo, the capital and major port, sits on the banks of the Río de la Plata and is on approximately the same latitude as Cape Town and Sydney.^[1] Uruguay is the smallest Spanish-speaking nation in South America with a land area of 175,015 km² (67,574 sq mi) and a water area of 1,200 km² (463 sq mi).^[1][2] Additionally, Uruguay is the world's only sovereign nation that does not extend north of the 30 degrees south latitude (if Nugent Island is considered New Zealand's northernmost point); accordingly, all other nations include at least some land further north than all points in Uruguay; in this sense, Uruguay could be considered the world's southernmost country. It has an Exclusive Economic Zone of 142,166 km² (54,891 sq mi). It is the only country in South America situated completely south of the Tropic of Capricorn, as well as one of only four in the world.