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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world

Uruguay

The zeitgeist this week

What stands out in Uruguay’s attention is Faith and meaning (44.5%, 27× the world). The news sounds as usual.

Uruguay’s zeitgeist, by theme

Its Wikipedia reading this week, each page counted once, in its main theme · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted

Faith and meaning

40.4% of attention this week

Most readWikipedia

  • Pope Leo XIV13.9k views
  • Pope Francis3.1k views
  • Pope John Paul II2.3k views

Top storiesThe news

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Blind spots

Where attention and coverage don’t line up

  • Read more than coveredNew gadgets61×
Reading and news · 75.8k · Indicative

Uruguay · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Seen from inside and outside

How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.

Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in southeastern South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately 176,215 square kilometers (68,037 sq mi). It has a population of almost 3.5 million people, of whom nearly 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo.

From Wikipedia: Uruguay · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pictures

  • Monument to four Charrúa, the Indigenous people of Uruguay, who survived the Massacre of Salsipuedes
    Monument to four Charrúa, the Indigenous people of Uruguay, who survived the Massacre of SalsipuedesMaximasu · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Punta del Este is one of the main tourist destinations in the Southern Cone.
    Punta del Este is one of the main tourist destinations in the Southern Cone.Daniel Stonek · CC BY 3.0
  • The Church of Saint Charles Borromeo in San Carlos is one of the oldest churches in Uruguay.
    The Church of Saint Charles Borromeo in San Carlos is one of the oldest churches in Uruguay.Nicolas Barriola · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Faculty of Medicine of the University of the Republic, founded 1849
    Faculty of Medicine of the University of the Republic, founded 1849Marcos Mendizábal · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • The School of Architecture in Montevideo
    The School of Architecture in MontevideoMarcos Mendizábal · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • A "livable sculpture", Carlos Páez Vilaró's Casapueblo was his home, hotel and museum.
    A "livable sculpture", Carlos Páez Vilaró's Casapueblo was his home, hotel and museum.Wagner T. Cassimiro "Aranha" · CC BY 2.0

Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons

Uruguay · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Who’s in the news

The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.

People

  1. Pope Leo

    2.1× last week

    241 stories

  2. Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service (Jeon Han), CC BY-SA 2.0

    Pope Francis

    186 stories

  3. Julian Alvarez

    3.0× last week

    104 stories

  4. Jesus Christ

    5.3× last week

    74 stories

  5. Donald Trump

    58 stories

  6. John Paul

    44 stories

  7. Santa Maria

    7.8× last week

    39 stories

  8. Emiliano Martinez

    4.5× last week

    27 stories

Organizations

  1. Jebulon, CC0

    Catholic Church

    113 stories

  2. European Union

    14 stories

  3. Justice Department

    New

    9 stories

  4. National Stadium

    New

    8 stories

  5. Ueno Bank

    7 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

Uruguay · The week of 30 Oct to 5 Nov

On social media

Social →

Going around online in Uruguay

What Uruguay’s own news sites say went viral, trended or got people talking online this week

Headlines: GDELT, from each country’s own news sites; each links to its article

Uruguay

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