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Paraguay

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Background :

Paraguay achieved its independence from Spain in 1811. In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865-70) - between Paraguay and Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay - Paraguay lost two-thirds of all adult males and much of its territory. The country stagnated economically for the next half century. Following the Chaco War of 1932-35 with Bolivia, Paraguay gained a large part of the Chaco lowland region. The 35-year military dictatorship of Alfredo STROESSNER ended in 1989, and, despite a marked increase in political infighting in recent years, Paraguay has held relatively free and regular presidential elections since then. 

Location :

Central South America, northeast of Argentina 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

23 00 S, 58 00 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -62.65
North -19.29
East -54.26
South -27.61

Area :

total 406 752 square km
land 397 302 square km
water 9 450 square km

Land boundaries :

total 3 995 km
Argentina (ar) 1 880 km
Bolivia (bo) 750 km
Brazil (br) 1 365 km

Coastline :

0.00 km

Climate :

subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west 

Terrain :

grassy plains and wooded hills east of Rio Paraguay; Gran Chaco region west of Rio Paraguay mostly low, marshy plain near the river, and dry forest and thorny scrub elsewhere 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 46 metres
highest point 842 metres

Natural resources :

hydropower iron ore
limestone manganese
timber

Land use :

arable land 7.47 %
permanent crops 0.24 %
other 92.29 %

Irrigated land :

670 square km

current issues :

deforestation; water pollution; inadequate means for waste disposal pose health risks for many urban residents; loss of wetlands 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Hazardous Wastes
Law of the Sea Ozone Layer Protection
Wetlands

Population :

6 995 655 

Indicators :

Growth rate 2.36 %
Birth rate 28.17 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 3.75 children born/woman
Death rate 4.46 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate -0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 36.70 %
15-64 years 58.10 %
65 years and over 5.20 %

Median age :

total 21.90 years
male 21.60 years
female 22.20 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.86 male(s)/female
total population 1.01 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 24.68 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 75.77 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 73.19 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 78.49 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 0.60 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 21 000
HIV-AIDS deaths 1 000

Religions :

Roman Catholic 89.60 %
Protestant 6.20 %
other Christian 1.10 %
other 1.90 %
none 1.10 %

Languages :

Spanish  
Guarani  

Literacy :

total population 94.00 %
male 94.90 %
female 93.00 %

Country name :

conventional long form Republic of Paraguay
conventional short form Paraguay
local long form Republica del Paraguay
local short form Paraguay

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 PY
ISO Numeric 600
ISO3 PRY
FIPS PA
ccTLD py
English Paraguay

Administrative divisions :

17 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital city*; Alto Paraguay, Alto Parana, Amambay, Asuncion*, Boqueron, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Neembucu, Paraguari, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro 

Capital :

name Asuncion
geographic coordinates 25 16 S, 57 40 W
time difference -4.00

International organization participation :

CAN (associate) FAO
G-77 IADB
IAEA IBRD
ICAO ICCt
ICRM IDA
IFAD IFC
IFRCS ILO
IMF IMO
IOC IOM
IPU ISO (correspondent)
ITSO ITU
ITUC Interpol
LAES LAIA
MIGA MINURSO
MINUSTAH MONUC
Mercosur NAM (observer)
OAS OPANAL
OPCW PCA
RG UN
UNASUR UNCTAD
UNESCO UNIDO
UNMIL UNMIS
UNOCI UNWTO
UPU Union Latina
WCO WFTU
WHO WIPO
WMO WTO

Independence :

1811-05-14 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1811-05-15

Executive branch :

President Fernando Armindo LUGO Mendez

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 28 280 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 13 610 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -3.50 %
PPP - per capita 4 100 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 22.30 %
industry 18.10 %
services 59.60 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 31.00 %
industry 17.00 %
services 52.00 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 2 983 000 people
Unemployment rate 7.90 %
Population below poverty line 32.00 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 56.80
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.50 %
Investment (gross fixed) 17.10 % of GDP
Current account balance - 289 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 3 431 000 000 $
Debt external 3 310 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home 2 057 000 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 409 100 000 $
Military expenditures 1.00 % of GDP
Public debt 22.10 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 1.10 %
highest 10% 42.30 %

Budget :

revenues 2 323 000 000 $
expenditures 2 444 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

beef cassava
corn cotton
eggs fruits
milk pork
soya sugarcane
timber tobacco
vegetables wheat

Industries :

beverages cement
electric power metallurgic
steel sugar
textiles wood products

Energy :

Electricity Production 53 190 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 5 337 000 000 kWh
Electricity Exports 45 140 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 27 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 28 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 25 100 bbl/day

Value :

6 196 000 000 $

Commodities :

cotton edible oils
electricity feed
leather meat
soybeans wood

Value :

6 756 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals consumer products
electrical machinery petroleum products
road vehicles tobacco
tractors vehicles and parts

Currency-name :

guarani 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 363 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 5 791 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 121
Television broadcast stations 5
Internet Country code (ccTLD) py
Internet Hosts 71 487
Internet Users 894 200

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 14
Roadways - total 29 500 km
Roadways - paved 14 986 km
Roadways - unpaved 14 514 km
Railways 36 km
Waterways 3 100 km

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