Facts About Uruguay

Uruguay is located at the southern tip of Latin America. Here at UruguayFacts.NET, you will find all necessary information of one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the world.

The best of Uruguay is undoubtedly its people. Tourists are always welcome. The low crime rate make it one of the safest countries in the continent. For that reason is the preferred destination for tourists, investors and people looking for a peaceful place to live.

The investments are promoted by the Government of Uruguay, which promotes low taxes with many facilities.

Another aspect is the people of Uruguay. People are very calm, almost with European ancestry. This is because the indigenous population was exterminated in the Colonial era and the early years of the Republic. So the descendants of Spanish, Italian, French, etc., formed what is now the Uruguayan population.

 The country's unemployment is around 5% which makes it one of the lowest in the world. So much so Uruguay needs more workers to drive its booming economy.



Education, Uruguay also stands out as one of the countries with the lowest percentage of illiteracy on the continent, highlighting the high level of their students and their universities. The Plan Ceibal conducted in Uurugay  for 4 years the One Laptop per Child, OLPC poryect in Uruguay. So it´s being the first country in the world to have a model one by one in all classrooms from elementary to high school. Even teachers have a laptop to work with their students.

Uurguay it´s a model for others country which wants to implement the One Laptop per Child proyect.

All this information can be found here on UruguayFacts, with very precise details about this wonderful country, and images of everything you can imagine.