The Mike on Uruguay
La Republica Oriental de Uruguay has a population under four million and is approximately the size of Missouri and Oklahoma. It has the highest cost of living (25% less than that of the USA per costofliving.org) and is the least corrupt in Latin America (and is in the 89th percentile in the world per Transparency International). It has a moderate climate with mild winters and moderate summers.
The character is distinctly European, with most Uruguayans being able to trace their ancestries to Spanish and Italian immigrants. The native Guarnari culture that has significantly impacted its neighbors (and near-neighbor, Paraguay) to the north and west has nominal impact in Uruguay, as native populations had mostly disappeared by the mid-1800s.
