URU

Geography & Places abbreviation · Country Code

URU
Stands forUruguay
CategoriesGeography & Places

URU stands for Uruguay, a country code abbreviation.

On FIFA and Olympic scoreboards Uruguay is URU; ISO uses URY. Uruguay won the first World Cup in 1930 and again in 1950, plus Olympic football gold in 1924 and 1928.

Example: URU and ARG renewed their rivalry in the qualifying match in Montevideo.

Usage notes

Uruguay's four stars on its shirt count the two Olympic titles as world championships. The country has about 3.4 million people.

More country code abbreviations

  • TT – Trinidad and Tobago
  • TV – Tuvalu
  • TW – Taiwan
  • TZ – Tanzania
  • UA – Ukraine
  • UG – Uganda
  • US – United States
  • UY – Uruguay
  • UZ – Uzbekistan
  • VA – Vatican City
  • VC – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • VE – Venezuela

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