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The overwhelming majority of Uruguay's population is of predominantly European descent.
People of Spanish and Italian ancestry are the most numerous, followed by those of French, German, Portuguese, British, Swiss, Russian, Polish, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Estonian, Dutch, Belgian, Croatian, Austrian, Serbian, Greek, Scandinavian, Irish, Romanian, Lebanese and Armenian origin.
According to the 2006 National Survey of Homes by the Uruguayan National Institute of Statistics: 94.5% chose European ancestry, 9.1% chose Black/Afro-Uruguayan, 4.5% chose Native American, and 0.5% chose Asian ancestry (May not equal 100 because people were allowed to choose more than one background).
Many of the European immigrants arrived in Uruguay in the late 1800s and have heavily influenced the architecture and culture of Montevideo and other major cities.
For this reason, Montevideo and life within the city are reminiscent of parts of Europe.
Some colonies such as Colonia Valdense (a Waldensian colony), Colonia Suiza (also named Nueva Helvecia, a mainly Swiss colony with some German and Austrian settlers), were founded in the department of Colonia.
There are also towns founded by early British settlers such as Conchillas and Barker.
A Russian colony called San Javier was founded in the department of Río Negro.
Mennonite colonies can also be found in the department of Río Negro and in the department of Canelones.
One of them, called El Ombú, is located near the city of Young.There are also some German colonies like Nuevo Berlin.
Uruguay has a large urban middle class and a literacy rate of 96.8% (1996 est).
During the 1970s and 1980s, an estimated 600,000 Uruguayans emigrated, mainly to Spain, Italy, Argentina and Brazil.
Other Uruguayans have settled in various countries in Europe, as well as in the United States, Canada, and Australia.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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