¶ … South American country of Uruguay is the second smallest country on the continent. The tiny nation is bounded on the south by the Atlantic Ocean and the Rio de la Plata, to the north it is bounded by Brazil and the Atlantic Ocean, and the Uruguay River creates the jagged western boundary. (MSN, PG 1)
Initially the nation of Uruguay was a part of the Spanish colonial empire, but in the eighteen hundreds revolutionary forces broke the Spanish hold on the nation. Argentina and Brazil both took hold of the region following the departure of the Spanish. The political strife between these two countries ultimately led to the creation of the independent nation of Uruguay in 1828. During the nineteen-seventies a military dictatorship was installed in the nation. This broke down in the eighties and democracy took over. The nation remains democratic to this day. (MSN, Pg 1)
Uruguay has a large European and foreign-born population. Most of these people emigrated from counties such as Spain, Italy, Brazil, Argentina, and France. Following the second world war there was also an influx of people from eastern and central Europe. It is estimated that only five to ten percent of the population are mestizos, or people of mixed European and Native American heritage. The original Native American population no longer exists in the nation. (MSN, Pg 3)
Though Uruguay has been a focal point for immigration in the past, it is no longer such. A 2002 census indicates that though there is still a small population emigrating to the nation, they are actually losing approximately.41 people out of every thousand on an annual basis to migration. (CIA Fact-Book, Pg 1)
Due to the fact that Uruguay is losing a small portion of its population to other countries, there has been a push to allow new emigrants in. Ideally this new population brings business and investments. Currently one may be able to obtain Uruguayan citizenship through one of three...
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