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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 ...
Africans, Blacks and Mulattos in Uruguay are more or less 209,662 and they are mostly found in Montevideo, Rivera Department, Artigas Department, Salto Department and Cerro Largo Department. [27] A 2011 census marked that there are more than 300,000 African descendants and that 80% of Afro-Uruguayans are under the working class line. [28]
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Uruguay" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Afro-Uruguayans;
Uruguay's relative economic stability, higher wages and job security, and vaunted public education system make it an attractive de Uruguay's migrant population grows for first time in a century ...
However, the party largely failed, as most Afro-Uruguayans rejected the idea of a race-based party, and instead voted for the two mainstream political parties. [4] Around this time, the Asociación Cultural y Social del Uruguay Negro was established. [4] In the 1980s, Mundo Afro , another sizeable Afro-Uruguayan organization, was founded. [4]
Uruguay covers an area of approximately 176,215 square kilometres (68,037 sq mi). [8] It has a population of around 3.4 million, of whom nearly 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter-gatherers 13,000 years ago. [13]
MONTEVIDEO/TREINTA Y TRES (Reuters) -Voting stations in Uruguay closed on Sunday in a presidential election race between moderates, with pollsters predicting a likely run-off in November when ...
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Voters in South America's laid-back Uruguay, known for its beaches, legalized marijuana and stability, will head to the polls on Sunday in a second-round presidential race ...