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This report examines recent political and economic developments in Uruguay as well as issues in U.S.-Uruguayan relations. Uruguay has enjoyed friendly relations with the United States since its transition back to democracy in the 1980s, though it traditionally has had closer ties to Europe and its South American neighbors, Argentina and Brazil. Commercial ties between Uruguay and the United States have expanded substantially in recent years, with the countries signing a bilateral investment treaty in 2004 and a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement in January 2007.