The international geography . hese people are probably the greatest cattle-slaughterers in the 1821 the country was annexed by the Empire of Brazil, but in 1828its independence was recognised, and was guaranteed by the BritishGovernment. Of the people 70 per cent, are native born, the residueconsisting of Europeans of several nationalities, but chiefly Italian. Government and Towns,—The administration consists of twoHouses of Parliament, the Senate and the Chamberof Representatives, and the Executive is given bythe Constitution to a President who is elected forfour years. Uruguay is,
The international geography . hese people are probably the greatest cattle-slaughterers in the 1821 the country was annexed by the Empire of Brazil, but in 1828its independence was recognised, and was guaranteed by the BritishGovernment. Of the people 70 per cent, are native born, the residueconsisting of Europeans of several nationalities, but chiefly Italian. Government and Towns,—The administration consists of twoHouses of Parliament, the Senate and the Chamberof Representatives, and the Executive is given bythe Constitution to a President who is elected forfour years. Uruguay is, however, one of the worstgoverned of all the civilised nations of the administration is in the hands of a few indi-viduals who have the control of the army, and whomake and unmake the Presidents, of whom noless than three have been assassinated during30 years. The language spoken is Spanish, and the State religion is RomanCatholic, but there is complete toleration. The republic is divided intonineteen Fig. 414.—TJie UruguayFlag. Paraguay 859 Montevideo, the capital, takes its name from the Cerro, or Mount, whichstands at the extremity of a semicircular bay. The city is built on apromontory between the bay and the estuary of the river Plate. If abreakwater, which is urgently required, could be constructed for the pro-tection of shipping, itwould become one of themost important citieson the eastern coast ofSouth America. Thelargest inland town isSan Jose, 50 miles fromthe capital, and Coloniaon the river Plate, Pay-sandii, Salio, Fray Bentos,and Santa Rosa, all do aconsiderable trade, butin no case does thepopulation of any oneof them exceed 5, means of communication in the southern districts of the State arefairly good—more than 1,000 miles of railway are open to traffic, and themore distant northern towns are connected with the railway termini bymeans of coaches. There are also over 4,000 miles of telegraph lines.
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