Uruguay is a unitary presidential republic in the Southern Cone of South America, bordered by Argentina and Brazil along the Rio de la Plata and the Atlantic Ocean, with Montevideo as its capital and largest city. Independence was secured between 1811 and 1828 through a complex struggle involving Portugal, Spain, the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata and the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay formally became an independent state in 1830 with its first constitution; Independence Day is celebrated on 25 August. Early twentieth century reforms earned Uruguay a reputation as the Switzerland of the Americas, though a civic-military dictatorship ruled the country from 1973 to 1985. Covering about 176,215 square kilometers with a population of nearly 3.5 million, Uruguay is today a high income economy highly ranked in international measures of democracy, government transparency and economic freedom, and it was the first country in the world to fully legalize cannabis.
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Why was Uruguay created as a separate state?
A British-mediated treaty in 1828 made Uruguay a buffer state between Brazil and Argentina.
Uruguay emerged from a war between Brazil and Argentina over the territory that became Uruguay, a war that began in 1825 and ended in a stalemate. British diplomats mediated a settlement in 1827, and a treaty ratified in 1828 created Uruguay as a separate state and a buffer between Brazil and Argentina. The new country's strategic location also served British interests, because it helped ensure that the Río de la Plata would remain an international waterway. Its constitution was approved on 18 July 1830.
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Government and politics
Uruguay is a representative democratic republic with a presidential system.
History, independence
In 1830, the country enacted its constitution and was formally established as an independent state.
Uruguay: Status
Uruguay is a unitary presidential republic in the Southern Cone of South America, bordered by Argentina and Brazil along the Rio de la Plata and the Atlantic Ocean, with Montevideo as its capital and largest city.
In Era: The Contemporary Period, lead paragraph and infobox, existence dates
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in southeastern South America.
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