|
Capital Paraguay : |
Asuncion .
|
| Land Boudaries Border Country Paraguay :
| Argentina 1,880 km, Bolivia 750 km, Brazil 1,290 km .
|
| Climate Paraguay :
| subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west .
|
| Life expectancy Paraguay :
| 74.64 years .
|
| Fertility rate Paraguay :
| 3.98 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
|
| Government type Paraguay :
| constitutional republic .
|
| Population Paraguay :
| 6,191,368 (July 2004 est.) .
|
| Area Total Paraguay :
| 406,750 sq km .
|
| Telephones Main Lines In Use Paraguay :
| 273,200 (2002) .
|
| Telephones Mobile Cellular Paraguay :
| 1,770,300 (2003) .
|
| International Country Code Paraguay :
| 595.
|
| Sex ratio total Paraguay :
| 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
|
| Sex Paraguay ratio under 15 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
|
| Sex Paraguay ratio 15 64 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
|
| Sex Paraguay ratio 65 :
| 0.86 male(s)/female .
|
| Current account balance Paraguay :
| $146 million (2003) |
| HIV Paraguay :
| 0.5% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Paraguay :
| 36% (2001 est.) |
| Literacy Paraguay :
| 94% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Paraguay :
| 0,50% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Paraguay :
| 43.8% (1998) |
| Inflation Paraguay :
| 14.2% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Paraguay :
| 18.5% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Paraguay :
| 120,000 (2003) |
| Location Paraguay :
| Central South America, northeast of Argentina |
| Geographic Coordinates Paraguay :
| 23 00 S, 58 00 W |
| Religion Paraguay :
| Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite, and other Protestant |
| Administrative region Paraguay :
| 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 |
| Terrain Paraguay :
| 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 Paraguay :
| junction of Rio Paraguay and Rio Parana 46 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Paraguay :
| Cerro Pero (Cerro Tres Kandu) 842 m |
| Natural resources Paraguay :
| hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone |
| Land use arable land Paraguay :
| 7,60% |
| Land use permanentcrops Paraguay :
| 0,23% |
| Irrigated land Paraguay :
| 670 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Paraguay :
| local flooding in southeast (early September to June); poorly drained plains may become boggy (early October to June) |
| Environment current issues Paraguay :
| deforestation; water pollution; inadequate means for waste disposal present health risks for many urban residents; loss of wetlands |
| Geography note Paraguay :
| landlocked; lies between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil; population concentrated in southern part of country |
| Paraguay :
| |
