Area: 1, 74,810 sq. km
Latitude: 30˚ - 35˚ S
Population: 3.2 million
Longitude: 53˚ - 58˚25’W
· Capital: Montevideo
· Situated: situated to the east of Argentina and south of Brazil on the Atlantic Ocean.
· Size: continent’s third smallest state and the only one lying wholly outside the tropics.
MONTEVIDEO
· Capital of Uruguay which grew into major city due to commercial grazing.
· First world cup football was held here.
FRAY BENTOSY, PAYSANDU
· Important meat packing centre of the country.
ECUADOR
Area: 2, 83,560 sq. km.
Latitude: 1˚20’ N-5˚S
Population: 12.4 million.
Longitude: 75˚15’-81˚W
Capital: Quito
· Situation: situated on the west coast of South America and surrounded by Colombia in the north and pe U in the east and south. It takes its name from its location on the equator.
QUITO:
· The world’s second highest capital and a former Inca city representative station of equatorial highland type climate.
GUAYAQUIL
· Situated on the pacific coast, is the chief port and airport.
· Also known as pearl of the pacific’.
PERU
