"Oriental Republic of Uruguay" and other weird official state names (user search)
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« on: April 20, 2016, 05:41:53 PM »
I believe Uruguay's name has something to do with its colonial name, Banda Oriental del Uruguay - eastern bank of the Uruguay (river), which is the river forming Uruguay's western border.
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