FrancophonIA/Vikidia-EnFr huggingface dataset:
Uruguay (officially Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country in South America. The language spoken there is Spanish. Its capital and largest city is Montevideo. Uruguay is bordered by two large neighbors, Brazil and Argentina. The only country in South America that is smaller than Uruguay is Suriname. The land is mostly flat, and there are many farms in the countryside.

The area around Uruguay was fought over by the Portuguese and Spanish Empires in the 18th century. In the 1810s it was the center of a Federal League of states in the Río de la Plata region. Argentina and Brazil took the majority in wars, leaving Uruguay as independent.

Uruguay is divided into 19 different Departments.

The highest point in the country is the Cerro Catedral whose peak reaches to 514 metres (1,686 ft).

Uruguay has 660 km of coastline.[1]

There are nine National Parks in Uruguay.  Five in the wetland areas of the east, three in the central hill country and one in the west along the Rio Uruguay.

According to FAOSTAT, Uruguay is one of world's largest producers of: soybeans (9th); greasy wool (12th); horse meat (14th); beeswax (14th); quinces (17th); natural honey (19th); cattle meat (20th).[7] On December 20, 2013, Uruguay was the first country in the world to legalize the cultivation, sale, and use of cannabis.[8]

Uruguayans are mostly of European origin.  88%, or 88 of 100 people, are from European descent.[1]

Football is the most popular sport in Uruguay.  The Uruguay national football team has won the FIFA World Cup on two occasions.