1989 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1989 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Agriculture
large areas devoted to extensive livestock grazing; wheat, rice, corn, sorghum; self-sufficient in most basic foodstuffs
Aid
US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-88), $105 million; Western (nonUS) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-87), $263 million; Communist countries (1970-88), $69 million
Budget
revenues $1.2 billion; expenditures $1.4 billion, including capital expenditures of $165 million (1988)
Currency
new Uruguayan peso (plural — pesos); 1 new Uruguayan peso (N$Ur) = 100 centesimos
Electricity
1,950,000 kW capacity; 4,330 million kWh produced, 1 ,450 kWh per capita (1989)
Exchange rates
new Uruguayan pesos (N$Ur) per US$1— 832.62 (January 1990), 605.62 (1989), 359.44 (1988), 226.67(1987), 151.99(1986), 101.43 (1985)
Exports
$1.5 billion (f.o.b., 1989 est.); commodities — hides and leather goods 17%, beef 10%, wool 9%, fish 7%, rice 4%; partners— Brazil 1 7%, US 1 5%, FRG 10%, Argentina 10% (1987)
External debt
$6 billion (1988)
Fiscal year
calendar year
GDP
$8.8 billion, per capita $2,950; real growth rate 1%(1989 est.)
Imports
$1.1 billion (f.o.b., 1989 est.); commodities — fuels and lubricants 1 5%, metals, machinery, transportation equipment, industrial chemicals; partners — Brazil 24%, Argentina 14%, US 8%, FRG 8% (1987)
Industrial production
growth rate —2.9% (1988 est.)
Industries
meat processing, wool and hides, sugar, textiles, footwear, leather apparel, tires, cement, fishing, petroleum refining, wine
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
80% (1989 est.)
Total area
about 80%, a large domestic debt, and frequent strikes remain major economic problems for the government.
Unemployment rate
9.0% (1989 est.)
Communications
Airports
92 total, 87 usable; 1 6 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways over 3,659 m; 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 17 with runways 1,2202,439 m
Branches
Army, Navy, Air Force
Civil air
14 major transport aircraft
Defense expenditures
2.5% of GDP (1986) 200km Espifltu Santo Coral Sea V 0 . ' AobaWaewo » ' Waew ' South e
Highways
49,900 km total; 6,700 km paved, 3,000 km gravel, 40,200 km earth
Inland waterways
1,600 km; used by coastal and shallow-draft river craft
Merchant marine
4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 65,212 GRT/ 116,61 3 DWT; includes 2 cargo, 1 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 container
Military manpower
males 15-49, 71 1,700; 580,898 fit for military service; no conscription
Ports
Montevideo, Punta del Este
Railroads
3,000 km, all 1.435-meter standard gauge and government owned
Telecommunications
most modern facilities concentrated in Montevideo; new nationwide radio relay network; 337,000 telephones; stations — 99 AM, no FM, 26 TV, 9 shortwave; 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations Defense Forces