El Pais Uruguayan Newspaper,first published on September14,1918,and distributed nation-wide.

Established in Montevideo, El País was originally edited by Leonel Aguirre, Eduardo Rodríguez Larreta and Washington Beltrán Barbat.Begun as a political newspaper devoted to the National Party, it later developed into a general interest newspaper.

For decades, El País has been among the leading written media in Uruguay, with a circulation of 65,000 on weekdays and 100,000 on Sundays.Its editorial focus is on the social, political and economic news of Uruguay, as well as the Mercosur regional trade alliance.