Montevideo is the capital of Uruguay and administrative seat of MERCOSUR. It is an attractive city of shady streets, nice combination of extensive green areas, parks and squares, classic and modern architecture, which offers countless cultural alternatives and a wide range of first class hotels. It has an area of 530 square kilometres and great part of it traverses the entire waterfront and beaches of the city, many of them very close to downtown. It has a population of about 1.319.108 inhabitants which represents 40% of the total population of the country.
