| Population :
| 6,191,368 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 38,20%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 1 201 459.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 1 162 954.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 57%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 1 773 151.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 1 758 323.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 4,80%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 136 376.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 159 105.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 21.1 years .
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| Median age male :
| 20.8 years .
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| Median age female :
| 21.3 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 2.51% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 29.78 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 4.58 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| -0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.86 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 31.5 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 21.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 74.64 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 72.12 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 77.29 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 3.98 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| 0.5% (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| 3,000 (1999 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| 220 (2001 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Paraguayan(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Paraguayan .
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| Ethnic groups :
| mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95% .
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| Religions :
| Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite, and other Protestant .
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| Languages :
| Spanish (official), Guarani (official) .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 94%.
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| Literacy male :
| 94,90%.
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| Literacy female :
| 93% (2003 est.) .
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| Government type :
| constitutional republic .
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| Independence :
| 14 May 1811 (from Spain) .
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| National holiday :
| Independence Day, 14 May (1811) (observed 15 May annually) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal and compulsory up to age 75 .
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| Economy overview :
| Paraguay has a market economy marked by a large informal sector. The informal sector features both reexport of imported consumer goods to neighboring countries as well as the activities of thousands of microenterprises and urban street vendors. Because of the importance of the informal sector, accurate economic measures are difficult to obtain. A large percentage of the population derives their living from agricultural activity, often on a subsistence basis. The formal economy grew by an average of about 3% annually in 1995-97; but GDP declined slightly in 1998, 1999, and 2000, rose slightly in 2001, only to fall again in 2002. On a per capita basis, real income has stagnated at 1980 levels. Most observers attribute Paraguay's poor economic performance to political uncertainty, corruption, lack of progress on structural reform, substantial internal and external debt, and deficient infrastructure. .
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| Population below poverty line :
| 36% (2001 est.) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 45% .
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| Agriculture products :
| cotton, sugarcane, soybeans, corn, wheat, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), fruits, vegetables; beef, pork, eggs, milk; timber .
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| Industries :
| sugar, cement, textiles, beverages, wood products, steel, metallurgic, electric power .
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| Exports commodities :
| soybeans, feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, electricity, wood, leather .
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| Exports partners :
| Brazil 28.6%, Argentina 17.3%, Italy 5.2%, Germany 4.3%, Netherlands 4.1% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Independence Day, 14 May (1811) (observed 15 May annually) .
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| Imports partners :
| Independence Day, 14 May (1811) (observed 15 May annually) .
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| Internet users :
| 120,000 (2003) .
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| Hymne :
| .
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