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Uruguay

South America

Capital
Montevideo
Population
3.4 million (2023)
Currency
Uruguayan Peso UYU
Plugs
CFIL 230 V
Drives on the
right
Local time
Uruguay highlighted on a globe

Plugs and voltage

Type C socket, as found in Uruguay Type C Type F socket, as found in Uruguay Type F Type L socket, as found in Uruguay Type L

Uruguay uses Types C, F and L sockets; Type I is also found. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.

At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

$ Uruguayan Peso UYU

Average in 2025: 1 USD = 41.19 UYU (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.

Price level 72 (US = 100, 2025)

Everyday household prices in Uruguay are about 72% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: dearer than the median country (50). All countries

Language

  • Spanishofficial88%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

Uruguay is on UTC−3, with no daylight saving time.

Driving

Traffic in Uruguay drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

5 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.

December 2026

  • Family Day

January 2027

  • New Year's Day

May 2027

  • Workers' Day

July 2027

  • Constitution Day

August 2027

  • Independence Declaration Day

Travel advisories

United States · State Department

Level 2 Exercise increased caution

Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.

United Kingdom · FCDO

No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Uruguay.

Updated 2025-12-10. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.

Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.

Other practical facts

Calling code
+598
Internet domain
.uy
Measurement
Metric
Paper size
A4
Week starts on
Monday
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Flag: Flag of Uruguay.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of Uruguay.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.