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Where is Uruguay?

Uruguay is a country in South America.

Uruguay in gold; its neighbours are lighter. Drawn from the outlines the game uses.
Type
Country
Continent
South America
Region
Río de la Plata
Land borders
2: Argentina, Brazil
Area
About 180,000 km² on the game’s map
Hemispheres
Southern; Western
Capital city
34.90° S, 56.19° W

About Uruguay

Britain brokered its independence in 1828 as a buffer between Brazil and Argentina. The 1930 World Cup final was played in Montevideo's Estadio Centenario, built for the country's centenary. Pasture covers most of the land, and by the 2020s wind, hydro and biomass supplied nearly all of its electricity.

Clues from Atlas Daily

Round 4 on 2 September 2026 (#1), hardest clue first:

  1. Its cattle outnumber its people three to one on grasslands beside a wide river estuary.
  2. It was created as a buffer state between two larger neighbours after a war ended in 1828.
  3. It hosted and won the first football World Cup in 1930.
  4. It legalised cannabis nationwide in 2013 and gets almost all its electricity from renewables.

Round 4 on 10 September 2026 (#9), hardest clue first:

  1. Its cattle outnumber its people three to one on grasslands beside a wide river estuary.
  2. It was created as a buffer state between two larger neighbours after a war ended in 1828.
  3. It hosted and won the first football World Cup in 1930.
  4. It legalised cannabis nationwide in 2013 and gets almost all its electricity from renewables.

Round 3 on 17 September 2026 (#16), hardest clue first:

  1. Its cattle outnumber its people three to one on grasslands beside a wide river estuary.
  2. It was created as a buffer state between two larger neighbours after a war ended in 1828.
  3. It hosted and won the first football World Cup in 1930.
  4. It legalised cannabis nationwide in 2013 and gets almost all its electricity from renewables.

Round 3 on 24 October 2026 (#53), hardest clue first:

  1. It records the world's highest rate of aliyah as a share of its Jewish population.
  2. Its territory is split into nineteen departments, each with its own elected executive and board.
  3. It is the only South American country lying entirely south of the Tropic of Capricorn.
  4. Jose Gervasio Artigas became its national hero after beating Spanish forces at Las Piedras in 1811.

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Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Uruguay. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.