Time zone: GMT - 3 hours
Location: a country in southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
Capital: Montevideo
Currency: Uruguayan peso (currency code UYU)
Languages: Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier). Business language: Spanish.
Airport authority contact information: Direccion General de Infraestructura Aeronautica, Montevideo Airport. Telephone: +598 (0)2 901 0513
Airports: In 2005 Uruguay had 64 airports, only 15 of which have a paved runway, the most significant of which are:
Artigas Airport
Bella Union Airport
Colonia Airport
Durazno Airport
Melo Airport - Aeropuerto Internationall de Cerro Largo
Montevideo Carrasco International Airport
Paysandu Airport
Punta Del Este Airport
Rivera Airport
Salto Airport
Tacuarembo Airport
Treinta Y Tres Airport
Vichadero Airport
