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Uruguay

Capital Montevideo

Population
3.4M
Area
176,215 km²
Language
Spanish
Currency
Uruguayan peso (UYU)
Drives on the
Right
Domain
.uy
Calling code
+598

Why it sticks

  1. 1

    Uruguay hosted and won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930.

  2. 2

    In 2013 it became the first country to fully legalise the production and sale of cannabis.

  3. 3

    Almost all of its electricity comes from renewable sources such as wind and hydro.

  4. 4

    It has about 12 million cattle, more than three cows per person.

GeoGuessr

GeoGuessr coverage: Official coverage
  • Generation 3 only, taken by a black Google car with no antenna, and often with smudgy image quality.
  • Plain white plates. Argentina’s white plates have a blue bar on top or a black dot.
  • Triple road lines (double yellow with white dashes between) are unique in the Americas.
  • Thick white wooden signposts with notches on the back, and "trident" pole tops with three upward insulators.
  • White bollards, often with one side painted yellow, and stone barriers.
  • Overcast skies over gently rolling, open grassland.
Coverage types
  • GeoGuessr coverage: OfficialGoogle Street View in the official GeoGuessr maps
  • GeoGuessr coverage: LimitedOnly a few cities or trekker routes
  • GeoGuessr coverage: UnofficialUser photospheres only, not in official maps
  • GeoGuessr coverage: NoneNo usable Street View coverage

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