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Uruguay
 
Basic Data
  ㅇ Size : 176,220 sq km
ㅇ Population : 3.88m (2002)
ㅇ Capital : Montevideo
ㅇ Head of State : President (Jorge Luis BATLLE Ibanez)
ㅇ Economic Index (2002)
 
  - Real GDP Growth(%) : -10.8
  - Consumer Price Inflation : (av, %) : 26
  - Export of goods (US$bn) : 1.9
  - Import of goods (US$bn) : 1.9
  - IExchange Rate(2002, av) Ps21.257 : US$1
 
Bilateral Relation
  ㅇ Official Diplomatic Relation between the Republic of Korea and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay was established on October 7th, 1964
ㅇ Treaties and Agreements
 
  - Cultural Agreement」signed on May 14th, 1971
  - 「Trade Agreement」signed on November 14th, 1981
  - Agreement on Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation」signed on November 6th, 1985
  - 「Exchange of Notes on the Abolition of Visa Requirements concerning Diplomatic and Official Passports」signed on December 20th, 1993
  ㅇ Trade and Investment
 
  - Trade Volume with Uruguay (2002)
   Export : 34.7
   Import : 5.6
  ㅇ Direct Investment from S. Korea
 
  Cumulative direct investments from S. Korea to Uruguay have amounted to $0.09
  ㅇ Economic Cooperation (cumulative total since fiscal 1991, US$m)
 
  ODA : 1.1
Loans :
  ㅇ Recent Visit by Eminent Persons
 
  - S. Korea to Uruguay
97. 4. Lee Ki-joo, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
98. 11. Han Seung-hun, Chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection
02. 10. Kim Ho-sik, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
  - Uruguay to S. Korea
94. 3. Canton, President of the House of Representatives
97. 4. Batalla, Vice President of the Republic and President of the Senate
03. 7. Sanguinetti, ex-President
Embassy's Website Address
  - The S. Korean Embassy to Uruguay :
  http://www.mofat.go.kr/uruguay
  - The Uruguayan Embassy to S. Korea :
  N/A (Closed as of November, 2002)