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where is uruguay located

Uruguay is in southeastern South America, between Brazil and Argentina, with a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean and the Río de la Plata.

Location

  • North and east: Brazil.
  • West and southwest: Argentina.
  • South and southeast: the Río de la Plata and the South Atlantic Ocean.

Simple map sense

Think of Uruguay as a small country on the lower-right edge of South America, just below Brazil and across the river from Argentina.

TL;DR: Uruguay sits on the southeastern coast of South America.