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21 July 2010
URUGUAY: South American Champion...For Tourism in 2009.
M.PRESS/ Little Uruguay came close but didn't win the World Cup. Yet it did finish first...as the overall tourism leader of 15 Latin American countries. In 2009, Uruguay received 2 million tourists, a 7% increase over 2008, equal to 61.4% of the Uruguayan population. Panama followed Uruguay with 45.1% and the Dominican Republic with 44.2%. Brasil was at the bottom of the list for its GDP and population.
