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A 2008 survey by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística of Uruguay gave Catholicism as the main religion, with 45.7% of the population, 9.0% are non-Catholic Christians, 0.6% are Animists or Umbandists (an Afro-Brazilian religion) and 0.4% Jewish. 30.1% reported believing in a god, but not belonging to any religion, while 14% were Atheist or ...
Internationally, Uruguay is part of the Kyoto Protocol, Paris Accorde and the Doha Amendment. The private sector in Uruguay has committed to at least 15 actions to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to the NAZCA portal. [23] Uruguay is also a member of the International Renewable Energy Agency. [24]
Uruguay is the only country in Latin America that has achieved quasi-universal coverage of access to safe drinking water supply [1] and adequate sanitation. [2] Water service quality is considered good, with practically all localities in Uruguay receiving disinfected water on a continuous basis. 70% of wastewater collected by the national utility was treated.
Uruguay. Currently, the cost of living in the United States is $2,213, with rent for one person costing an average of $1,399 monthly. Even with a steady income, living in the U.S. has become ...
Suicide in Uruguay accounted for 823 deaths in 2022, reaching the highest suicide rate ever recorded in the country at 23.3 deaths per 100,000 people. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The government response included offering antidepressants at no cost.
Uruguay is subject to the Universal Periodic Review process as it is a member state of the United Nations. [9] It has completed two rounds of the Universal Periodic Review, the latest in 2013. [10] Uruguay has recognised the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights as a member of the Organisation of American States. [11]
According to public opinion polls, irreligion in Uruguay ranges from 30 [3] to 40 [4] to over 47 percent of the population. Uruguay has been the least-religious country in South America due to nineteenth-century political events influenced by positivism , secularism , and other beliefs held by intellectual Europeans. [ 5 ]
Uruguay, population 3.4 million, has won more Copa América titles than Brazil and more World Cups than England. It is once again among men's international soccer's top 10 teams.