WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research Electronic Affairs Publication Office issued the following Background Note:

PROFILE

OFFICIAL NAME:

Oriental Republic of Uruguay

Geography

Area: 176,220 sq. km. (68,000 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than the state of Washington. Cities: Capital-Montevideo (est. pop. 1.4 million). Terrain: Plains and low hills, fertile coastal lowland . . .

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