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)) ln zor3, the economy grew 4.4"/o, consolidating more than a decade of continous growth.

)) Exports of goods and services reached the historic record of US$ t3,6o3 mittion in zot3.

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Annual GDP growth rate 8.4o/"

GDP (US$ mittions, current) 38,882

Poputation (mittions) 386GDP per capita 1US$) tt,584

Unemployment rate (o/o of EAP, annuaI average) 7.zo/o

Exchange rate (pesos/US$, annual average) 20.i

Annuat inftation rate (o/o, rend of period) 6.9o/o

Exports (US$ mittions), goods and services to,Tt9

lmports (US$ mitlions), goods and services ro,o89

Overatl fiscal batance (% of GDP) -t.to/o

Gross capital formation (% of GDP at current prices) t8.9o/"

Gross nationat debt (% of GDP) 6t.4o/o

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p r0 rn oti o n & p rotecti o nUruguay has an attractive investment promotion system[oca[ investors are treated under the same conditions.

(Law 16,906), whereby foreign and

)) No prior authorization or registration is required to operate and there are no limits to thetransfer of capitaI or profits from foreign investments.

)) The exchange market is free with no restrictions forthe purchase orsale of foreign currencyand investments may be made in any currency.

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(20]3) ; (1000 live births,2012)

% homes with etectric supply 99.3 Physician density 213(2013) : (2013)

: Public heatth expenditure 5.4(o/o of GDP,2012)

Sou]ce: lNE, ECLAC, World Bank, MSP, MEC and MEF.

in Latin Americas' rankingsLatin America

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18

Global Peace lndex(lnstitute for Economics & Peace, 2013)

24

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47

Prosperity Index

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bb lt has deep ports with first-classinfrastructure, which are unique in SouthAmerica due to their Free Port System.

Wb lt has the largest download bandwidth ofLatin America (2o.22 Mbps), according toNet lndex, March zat4,

Sociat stabitity)) The state offers free and universal access to a wide variety of college degrees.

85o/oof totaluniversity enrollment is in those free public institutions.

)) Uruguay is one of the countries with the lowest poverty (t.5%) and

homelessness (o.57o) levels in Latin America (zor:).

ll First country to implement the One Laptop Per Child program ("Plan Ceibal"),which involves the free delivery of one taptop per chitd and teacher in statee1ementaryeducationandfirst[eve[ofsecondaryeducation.

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