Uruguay (; ), officially the
Eastern Republic of Uruguay , is a country in the southeastern region of South America. It is bordered by
Argentina to its west and
Brazil to its north and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to the south and southeast. Uruguay is home to 3.3 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the
metropolitan area of its capital and largest city,
Montevideo. With an area of approximately , Uruguay is geographically the second-smallest nation in
South America after
Suriname.