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Appendix A. Tables

Table 1. Metric Conversion Coofficients and Factors

When you kowMultiply byTo find
Millimeters0.04inches
Centimeters0.39inches
Meters3.3feet
Kilometers0.62miles
Hectares2.47acres
Square kilometers0.39square miles
Cubic meters35.3cubic feet
Liters0.26gallons
Kilograms2.2pounds
Metric tons0.98long tons
1.1short tons
2,204pounds
Degrees Celsius (Centigrade)1.8 and add 32degrees Fahrenheit

Table 2. Population Size and Density by Department, 1985 Census

DepartmentPopulationDensity*
Artigas69,1455.8
Canelones364,24880.3
Cerro Largo78,4165.7
Colonia112,71718.5
Durazno55,0774.7
Flores24,7394.8
Florida66,4746.4
Lavalleja61,4666.1
Maldonado94,31419.7
Montevideo1,311,9762,475.4
Paysandú103,7637.5
Río Negro48,6445.2
Rivera89,4759.5
Rocha66,6016.3
Salto108,4877.7
San José89,89318.0
Soriano79,4398.8
Tacuarembó83,4985.4
Treinta y Tres46,8694.9
URUGUAY2,955,24116.9

*Persons per square kilometer.

Source: Based on information from Uruguay, Dirección General de Estadística y Censos, Anuario estadístico, 1988, Montevideo, 1989.

Table 3. Ranking of Departments by Level of Development, 1978

RankDepartmentIndex of Social and Economic Development
1Montevideo97.7
2Maldonado66.1
3Colonia37.6
4Paysandú34.0
5Lavalleja30.1
6Soriano24.9
7Flores24.1
8Salto22.6
9Canelones22.1
10Rocha19.2
11Florida18.6
12Durazno17.9
13Río Negro16.4
14San José15.7
15Treinta y Tres14.6
16Artigas12.2
17Cerro Largo10.9
18Tacuarembó10.2
19Rivera5.7

Source: Based on information from Danilo Veiga, ""Tipología departmental y desarrollo regional en el Uruguay,"" Montevideo, 1978, 43.

Table 4. Population, Selected Years, 1769- 2020*

YearPopulationYearPopulation
176912,00019412,186,000
179646,00019502,193,000
182974,00019632,596,000
1835128,00019752,788,000
1852132,00019802,908,000
1860223,00019852,955,000
1872420,00019883,081,000
1889712,00019953,152,000
19081,043,00020003,264,000
19161,294,00020203,679,000
19301,699,000

*Figures for 1852, 1860, 1908, 1963, 1975, and 1985 are census results; figures for other years to 1988 are estimates; figures for 1995, 2000, and 2020 are projections. All figures are rounded off to the nearest thousand.

Table 5. Income Distribution by Area, 1986

Percentage Share of Household Income Lowest 20 PercentHighest 20 PercentHighest 10 Percent
Montevideo5.547.329.9
Department capitals6.245.929.1
Rest of interior5.746.429.8

Source: Based on information from Pablo Martínez Bengochea and Alicia Melgar, ""Evolución de precios e ingresos, 1985-1986,"" Cuadernos del CLAEH [Montevideo], 11, No. 39, 1986, 88.

Table 6. Decline of Real Wages, 1968- 82

(1968=100)
YearPrivate SectorPublic SectorUruguay
1968100100100
1969111112111
1970111109110
1971116115116
1972989496
1973969394
1974969193
1975888285
1976817980
1977717171
1978686868
1979626463
1980586762
1981627267
1982627267

Source: Based on information from Martin Weinstein, Uruguay: Democracy at the Crossroads, Boulder, Colorado, 1988, 69.

Table 7. Evolution of Real Wages, 1981- 89

(fourth quarter 1984=100)
YearPrivate SectorPublic SectorUruguay
1981131149140
1982130149140
1983104117111
198499102100
1985114116115
1986123122122
1987133122128
1988136123130
1989138119130

Source: Based on information from Búsqueda [Montevideo], No. 540, June 14-20, 1990, 29.

Table 8. Decline of Real Minimum Wage, 1981- 89

YearIndex*
198197
198299
198385
198485
198589
198684
198786
198880
198974

*March 1973=100.

Source: Based on information from Búsqueda [Montevideo], No. 539, June 7-13, 1990, 27.

Table 9. Key Economic Indicators, 1985- 89

1985198619871988 1989 1
Gross domestic product (GDP)25,2046,3827,7347,9448,800
Real GDP growth30.36.64.90.51.5
Labor force41.31.31.31.31.3
Unemployment rate51311999
Inflation rate57271576985
Exchange rate6101152227359606
Foreign debt24,9005,2385,8886,3306,700

1Preliminary.
2In millions of United States dollars.
3In percentages; real GDP growth takes inflation into account.
4In millions.
5In percentages.
6In Uruguayan new pesos (for value of the Uruguayan new peso--see Glossary) to United States dollars.

Table 10. Public-Sector Finances, 1983- 87

(in millions of Uruguayan new pesos)*
1983198419851986 1987
Revenues
Taxes
Income3,3393,5998,61618,08630,706
Property1,9511,8544,4149,82919,218
Goods and services15,71824,03748,75095,781163,145
External trade3,8516,1298,93615,93732,927
Payroll2222417841,3682,219
Total taxes25,08135,86071,500141,001248,215
Nontax revenues4,2043,9375,1978,85022,724
Total revenues29,28539,79776,697149,851270,939
Expenditures
General services4,7776,67512,00123,72441,590
Defense5,3457,23811,41519,04929,538
Education3,1084,0907,68916,26132,037
Sanitation2,0012,3844,82410,78218,132
Social security13,99217,48528,73544,53083,399
Other7,63217,60126,76146,82488,292
Total expenditures36,85555,47391,425161,170292,988
Deficit7,57015,67614,72811,31922,049

*For value of the Uruguayan new peso--see Glossary.

Source: Based on information from Uruguay, Dirección General de Estadística y Censos, Anuario estadístico, 1988, Montevideo, 1989.

Table 11. Public-Sector Expenditures, Selected Years, 1980-87

(in percentages)
Expenditures198019841986 1987
Capital expenditures9.65.76.310.6
Current transfers and subsidies5.312.26.78.0
Financial investment and net lending2.53.12.6n.a.
Interest payments2.29.510.48.9
Purchase of goods and services80.469.574.072.5
TOTAL100.0100.0100.0100.0

n.a.--not available.

Source: Based on information from Inter-American Development Bank, Economic and Social Progress in Latin America, Washington, 1989, 481-84.

Table 12. Public-Sector Revenues, 1980, 1984, and 1986

(in percentages)
Revenues198019841986
Taxes
Income14.99.415.3
Property4.94.55.8
Goods and services58.458.259.9
External trade12.817.416.4
Total taxes91.089.597.4
Nontax revenues9.010.52.6
TOTAL100.0100.0100.0

Source: Based on information from Inter-American Development Bank, Economic and Social Progress in Latin America, Washington, 1989, 477-80.

Table 13. Agricultural and Fisheries Production, 1983-88

(in thousands of tons)
Product19831984198519 8619871988
Livestock products
Beef and veal431302323330255301
Mutton and lamb6041448354n.a.
Milk571521595640635n.a.
Wool828271879089
Total livestock products1,1449461,0331,1401,034390
Crops
Rice323339421394335381
Wheat363419349246232414
Corn104112108103104118
Barley45801138062124
Soybeans1211213563n.a.
Total crops8479611,012858796931
Fisheries
Argentine hake8065978684n.a.
Atlantic croaker2524192428n.a.
Striped weakfish91171311n.a.
Other3034151815n.a.
Total fisheries144134138141138n.a.

n.a.--not available.

Source: Based on information from Uruguay, Dirección General de Estadística y Censos, Anuario estadístico, 1988, Montevideo, 1989.

Table 14. Selected Autonomous Entities, 1990

AcronymOrganization
AFEAdministración de los Ferrocarriles del Estado
(State Railways Administration)
ANCAPAdministración Nacional de Combustibles, Alcohol, y Portland
(National Administration of Fuels, Alcohol, and Portland Cement)
ANDEBUAsociación Nacional de Broadcasters Uruguayos
(National Association of Uruguayan Broadcasters)
ANEPAsociación Nacional de Empleados Públicos
(National Association of Public Employees)
ANPAdministración Nacional de Puertos
(National Administration of Ports)
ANTELAdministración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones
(National Telecommunications Administration)
BPSBanco de Previsión Social
(Social Welfare Bank)
BROUBanco de la República Oriental del Uruguay
(Bank of Uruguay)
COCAPConsejo de Capacitación Profesional
(Professional Training Council)
CONADIComisión Nacional de Informática
(National Informatics Commission)
INCInstituto Nacional de Colonización
(National Land Settlement Institute)
OSEAdministración de Obras Sanitarias del Estado
(State Sanitary Works Administration)
PLUNAPrimeras Líneas Uruguayas de Navegación Aérea
(Uruguayan National Airlines)
SODREServicio Oficial de Difusión Radiotelevisión y Espectáculos
(Official Radio and Television Service)
TAMUTransportes Aéreos Militares Uruguayos
(Uruguayan Military Air Transport)
UTEAdministración Nacional de Usinas y Transmisiones Eléctricas
(National Administration for the Generation and Transmission of Electricity)

Table 15. Manufacturing Production and Employment by Sector, 1987

SectorValue1Employment2
Food and beverages1,29641
Textiles, apparel, and footwear89137
Petroleum refining4932
Chemicals4009
Transportation goods2593
Steel, metal, and metal products1587
Paper and paper products1504
Machinery and appliances1395
Tobacco products1051
Rubber products973
Plastic products814
Other28116
TOTAL4,350132

1In millions of United States dollars.
2In thousands.

Source: Based on information from Uruguay, Dirección General de Estadística y Censos, Anuario estadístico, 1988, Montevideo, 1989.

Table 16. Balance of Payments, 1984- 88

(in millions of United States dollars)
1984198519861987 1988
Current account
Merchandise exports9258541,0881,1821,404
Merchandise imports-732-675-814- 1,080-1,112
Trade balance193179274102292
Net other goods and services- 332-309-231-242-280
Net transfers101125821
Current account balance-129-11968- 13233
Capital account
Direct investment3-8-55-2
Portfolio investment1997861337
Other long-term capital20-295522-100
Other short-term capital124-134-156199 204
Capital account balance166-74-20239139
Net errors and omissions-121259240- 68-209
Counterpart items22-23-38- 4919
Exceptional financing0004040
Other liabilities-100415
Change in reserves (- means increase)63-43- 250-34-37

Source: Based on information from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics, Washington, 1990, 552.

Table 17. Principal Political Parties, Factions, and Candidates, Elections of November 26, 1989

PartyFactionCandidate
Colorado Party (Partido Colorado)United Batllism (Batllismo Unido--BU) (right-of- center)Senator Jorge Batlle Ibáñez
Colorado and Batllist Union (Unión Colorada y Batllista--UCB) (right-of- center)Jorge Pacheco Areco
Social Action Movement (Movimiento de Acción Social--MAS) (left-of-center)Hugo Fernández Faingold
National Party (Partido Nacional)Herrerist Movement (Movimiento Herrerista) (right-of- center)Senator Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera
La Rocha National Movement (Movimiento Nacional de La Rocha--MNR) (left-of-center)Senator Carlos Julio Pereyra
For the Fatherland (Por la Patria-- PLP) (centrist)Senator Alberto Sáenz de Zumarán
Broad Front (Frente Amplío)Left-of- center coalition of communist and socialist parties, Tupamaros, and eleven other small partiesGeneral (Retired) Líber Seregni Mosquera
New Sector (Nuevo Espacio)Integration Movement (Movimiento de Integración--MI) coalition (left-of- center)*Senator Hugo Batalla

*Coalition consisted of Christian Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Cristiano--PDC), Civic Union (Unión Cívica--UC), and People's Government Party (Partido por el Gobierno del Pueblo- -PGP).

Table 18. Principal Newspapers, 1990

NewspaperCirculation and FrequencyAffiliationDate Established
El Día100,000, daily; 150,000, SundayColorado1886
El Diario80,000, eveningIndependent Colorado1923
Diario OficialMorningOfficial gazetten.a.
Gazeta Comercial4,500, morning weeklyIndependent leftist1916
La HoraMorningBroad Front1984
La Mañana40,000, morningIndependent Colorado1917
Mundocolor4,500, eveningn.a.1976
La OpiniónWeeklyUCB11985
El País130,000Conservative Blanco1918
La RazónWeeklyMNR21987
Ultimas Noticias19,000, eveningMoon Unification Church1981

n.a.--not available.
1Unión Colorada y Batllista (Colorado and Battlist Union).
2Movimiento Nacional de La Rocha (La Rocha National Movement).

Table 19. Major Army Equipment, 1990

Type and DescriptionCountry of OriginIn Inventory
Tanks
M-24 Chaffee light tanksUnited States17
M-41A1 Bulldog light tanksBelgium (United States-made)22
Scorpion light tanksBelgium15 (more on order)
Armored vehicles
M-3A1 White armored carsUnited States28
FN-4-RM-62 armored carsBelgium22
M113 armored personnel carriersUnited States15
Condor armored personnel carriersWest Germany50
EE-3 Jararaca armored reconnaissance vehiclesBrazil18
EE-9 Cascavel armored reconnaissance vehicles-do-15
Artillery
FAL 7.62mm assault riflesArgentinan.a.
Bofors M-1902 75mm, towedArgentina (Swedish-made)12
M-101A1 105mm howitzersSouth Korea (United States-made)25
M-114A1 155mm, towed-do-5
M-1 81mm mortarsUnited States40
107mm mortars-do-5
M-18 57mm recoilless rifles-do- 30
M-40A1 106mm recoilless rifles-do- 10
Antitank weapons
Milan 106mm antitank guns-do-10
Air defense weapons
M-167 Vulcan 20mm air defense gunsSouth Korea (United States- made)6
Bofors L60 40mm air defense gunsSweden2

n.a.--not available.

Table 20. Major Navy Equipment, 1990

Type and DescriptionCountry of OriginIn Inventory
Escorts
Commandant Rivière-class frigateFrance1 (2 on order)
Dealey-class frigateUnited States1
Cannon-class destroyer escort1-do- 1
Auk-class corvette-do-1
Patrol craft
Vigilante-class large patrol craftFrance3
Salto-class large patrol craftItaly1
Large patrol craftUnited States2
Small patrol craftn.a.2
Miscellaneous
Adjutant-class minesweeperUnited States1
LCM 6 landing craft-do-2
LD-43-class landing craftUruguay3
Tanker2Japan1
Training shipSpain1
Cohoe-class salvage vesselUnited States1
Transport vessel2Denmark1
Naval aircraft
Grumman SA 2A/G Trackers United States5
Beech Super King Air 200T-do-1
T-28 Frennecs armed trainersArgentina8
Beech T-34 B/C United States6
Beech TC-45-do-2
Bell 47 helicopter-do-1
Bell 222 helicopter-do-1
CASA C-212-200 AviocarSpain1
Sikorsky SH-34 helicoptersUnited States2
Piper PA-18 Super Cub trainers-do- 2
SN-7 trainers-do-5

n.a.--not available.
1To be replaced by Commandant Rivière-class frigates on order.
2Under civilian charter.

Table 21. Major Air Force Equipment, 1990

Type and DescriptionCountry of OriginIn Inventory
Training
North American AT-6A TexanUnited States7
Beech T-34A/B Mentor and T-6-do-24
Cessna T-41D Mescalero-do-6
Light attack
FMA IA-58B PucarásArgentina6
Cessna A-37B DragonfliesUnited States8
Lockheed AT-33 Shooting Stars-do- 4
Liaison
Cessna U-17A Skywagon-do-6
Cessna 182-do-2
Cessna 310-do-1
Piper PA-18 Super Cub-do-1
Piper PA-23-do-1
Beech Queen Air 80-do-5
Transports
CASA C-212 AviocarSpain4
Embraer EMB-110Brazil4
Fokker F-27Netherlands2
Fairchild-Hiller FH-227United States2
Douglas C-47-do-2
Survey
Embraer EMB-110B1Brazil1
Commander 680United States1
Helicopters
Bell 212-do-2
Bell UH-1B-do-2
Bell UH-1H-do-4
Hiller UH-23F-do-2

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