Uruguay coastline , Uruguay Natural Resources

Uruguay

Location : southern south america. bordering the south atlantic ocean. between argentina and brazil

Geographic Coordinates : 33 00 s. 56 00 w

Map Reference : south america

Area : total: 176.220 sq km land: 173.620 sq km water: 2.600 sq km

Area Comparative: slightly smaller than the state of washington

Uruguay More Facts

Land boundaries : total: 1.564 km border countries: argentina 579 km. brazil 985 km

coastline : 255

Maritime Claims : territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Climate: warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown

Terrain : mostly rolling plains and low hills; fertile coastal lowland

Elevation extremes : lowest point: atlantic ocean 0 m highest point: cerro catedral 514 m

Natural Resources :arable land. hydropower. minor minerals. fisheries

Land use : arable land: 7.43% permanent crops: 0.23% other: 92.34% (2001)

Irrigated Lands : 1.800 sq km (1998 est.)