Paraguay–Uruguay relations

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Paraguay–Uruguay relations

Paraguay	Uruguay

The Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay established diplomatic relations on April 6, 1845. Paraguay has an embassy^[1] and a consulate-general in Montevideo. Uruguay has an embassy^[2] and a consulate-general in Asunción. Paraguay also has an honorary consulate in Punta del Este.

Overview[]

José Gervasio Artigas, the most celebrated historical figure in Uruguay, spent his last 30 life years exiled in Paraguay. In the 1920s a school was opened at Artigas' house in Paraguay.^[3]

During the War of the Triple Alliance, in which Uruguay was the smallest member of the coalition at war with Paraguay, soldiers of both countries fought each other in the major battles of Jataí, Tuyutí and Curupaity.

Both countries were founding members of the Mercosur, and both are full members of the Rio Group, the Latin Union, the Association of Spanish Language Academies, the Organization of American States, the Organization of Ibero-American States, the Union of South American Nations, the URUPABOL, the Cairns Group and the Group of 77.^[4]

Uruguay is a small, quiet country, with wide beaches on the Atlantic Ocean, so many well-off Paraguayans choose Uruguay as their usual holiday destination, some of them even as permanent residence. Other Paraguayans of a lower social condition come to Uruguay in search of job opportunities, as part of a big inflow of Latin Americans entering Uruguay.^[5][6]

The 2011 Uruguayan census revealed 1,781 people who declared Paraguay as their country of birth.^[7] As of 2013, there are some 150 Paraguayan citizens registered in the Uruguayan social security.^[8] As of 2007, there were over 1,000 Uruguayans living on Paraguayan territory,^[9] a figure that notably increased a decade later.^[10]

Paraguayan residents in Uruguay have their own social and cultural association.^[11] Uruguayan residents in Paraguay have their own institutions, for instance, the Consultative Council "José Gervasio Artigas" in Asunción.^[12][13]

As of 2014, bilateral trade is prosperous and improving.^[3] In the decade of the 2010s there have been several Uruguayan investors purchasing productive land in Paraguay.^[14]

Country comparison[]

	Uruguay	Paraguay
Population	3,286,314[15]	7,292,672
Area	176,215 km2 (68,037 sq mi)	406,752 km2 (157,048 sq mi)
Population density	18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi)	17.2 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Capital	Montevideo	Asunción
Largest city	Montevideo – 1,305,082 (1,947,604 metro)	Asunción - 525,294 (2,198,662 metro)
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic	Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Established	25 August 1825 (declared), 27 August 1828 (recognized)	14 May 1811 (declared), 25 November 1842 (recognized)
First Leader	Fructuoso Rivera	José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
Current Leader	Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou	Mario Abdo Benítez
Official languages	Spanish	Spanish, Guarani
Main religions	58.2% Christianity (47.1% Roman Catholic, 11.1% Protestant), 40.4% non-religious, 0.6% Umbanda, 0.5% Judaism, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.4% other [16]	96% Christianity (88% Roman Catholic, 8% Protestant), 2% nonreligious, 2% other [17]
Ethnic groups	88% White Latin American, 8% Mestizo, 4% Afro-Uruguayan	70% Mestizo, 25% White Latin American, 5% other [18]
Expatriates	~1,000 Uruguayans in Paraguay[19]	1,781 Paraguayans in Uruguay[20]
GDP (nominal)	$58.123 billion ($16,638 per capita)	$28.743 billion ($4,133 per capita)
GDP (PPP)	$77.800 billion ($16,638 per capita)	$68.005 billion ($9,779 per capita)

See also[]

• Foreign relations of Paraguay
• Foreign relations of Uruguay

References[]

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