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Uruguay

      Titles Descriptions
  1. CIA World Factbook: Uruguay
  2. Ethnologue Language Database: Uruguay
  3. Library of Congress Country Studies: Uruguay
  4. Maps of the Americas
  5. Political Resources on the Net: Uruguay
  6. Uruguay
  7. Uruguay Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2006
  8. Uruguay: Government of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
  9. Virtual Museum of Arts El Pais-MUVA
  10. World Travel Guide: Uruguay

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CIA World Factbook: Uruguay
Basic reference information about Uruguay, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
     Author: CIA
     Subjects: uruguay
     DeweyClass: 918.95
     Resource type: document
Ethnologue Language Database: Uruguay
A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Uruguay, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
     Author: Summer Institute of Linguistics
     Subjects: uruguay
     DeweyClass: 409.895
     Resource type: document
Library of Congress Country Studies: Uruguay
Detailed handbook describing the history of Uruguay and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
     Author: Library of Congress
     Subjects: uruguay
     DeweyClass: 989.5
     Resource type: documents
Maps of the Americas
Set of political and relief maps produced by the CIA covering Canada, all the countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean.
     Author: Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
     Subjects: antigua and barbuda, argentina, bahamas, barbados, belize, bermuda, bolivia, brazil, canada, canadian geography, caribbean, central america, chile, colombia, costa rica, cuba, dominica, dominican republic, ecuador, el salvador, grenada, guatemala, guyana, haiti, honduras, jamaica, mexico, nicaragua, panama, paraguay, peru, saint kitts nevis, saint lucia, saint vincent, south america, suriname, trinidad and tobago, uruguay, venezuela, world maps
     DeweyClass: 912.7
     Resource type: map collection
Political Resources on the Net: Uruguay
Listing of political resources relevant to Uruguay, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
     Author: Torre Argentina Societa di Servizi - Agora telematica Division
     Subjects: uruguay
     DeweyClass: 320.9895
     Resource type: documents, index
Uruguay
Links to Internet resources about Uruguay. Headings include arts and culture, business and economy, government and politics, network and information services, news and periodicals, travel and tourism.
     Author: University of Texas at Austin
     Subjects: south american travel and tourism, uruguay
     DeweyClass: 918.95
     Resource type: index
Uruguay Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2006
Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Uruguay. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
     Author: US Department of State
     Subjects: uruguay
     DeweyClass: 323.895
     Resource type: document
Uruguay: Government of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Official information from the government of Uruguay.
     Author: Uruguay Government
     Subjects: uruguay
     DeweyClass: 351.895
     Resource type: government
Virtual Museum of Arts El Pais-MUVA
An interactive museum housing examples of Uruguayan art, providing access to work in artists' studios and private collections. A zoom facility enables work to be viewed at close range or from a distance, and information is given about each artist and exhibit. Spanish version available.
     Author: El Pais
     Subjects: art museums, uruguay
     DeweyClass: 708
     Resource type: museum
World Travel Guide: Uruguay
Basic reference information about Uruguay, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
     Author: Columbus Press
     Subjects: south american travel and tourism, uruguay
     DeweyClass: 918.95
     Resource type: documents