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Paraguay Statistics
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| Facts and numbers about Paraguay |
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Facts and numbers about Paraguay
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| Coordinates: | 23 00 S, 58 00 W |
| Area: | 406.750 km²; ( 397.300 km² land and 9.450 km² water) |
| Departments: | Paraguay is parted into 18 departments. Boqueron with its 91.669 km² is the biggest one, whereas Asunción as city department with 117 km² is the smallest. |
| Length of borders: | 3.920 km, (1.880 km to Argentina, 1290 to Brazil and 750 km to Bolivia) |
| Length of coast: | 0 km, because it is midland |
| Capital: | Asunción |
| Other big cities: | Ciudad del Este, San Lorenzo |
| Neighboring countries: | Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia |
| Important rivers: | Parana, Paraguay, Pilcomayo |
| Lowest point: | Estuary of the Rio de Paraguay into the Parana 46 m altitude |
| Highest point: | Tres Kandu, 842 m altitude |
Population
| Inhabitant: | ca. 6,6 million |
| Inhabitants per km²: | 16 |
| Population that lives in cities: | 3,6 million |
| Population growth: | approximately 2,5% |
| Life expectancy: | men: 72,35 years; women: 77,55 years; in total: 74,89 years |
| Age-groups: | 0-14 years old: 38%, 15-64 years old: 57%, over 65 years old: 5% |
| Language: | Spanish and the native indigenous language Guaraní are the official languages of the country |
| Illiteracy rate: | approximately 6% of the population over 15 years |
| Poverty: | 36% of the population lives below the poverty line |
Economy
| Currency: | Guaraní, officially divided in 100 Centimos |
| Inflation rate: | 6,8 % ( 2005 ) |
| Gross domestic product: | 1.800 US$ per inhabitants |
| Branches of industry: | agriculture 26%, industry 27%, service 46% |
| Main export products: | soy, beef, cotton, electricity, wood, leather |
| Main import products: | vehicles, consumption products, tobacco products, fuels |
| Important trading partners: | Brazil, Argentina, Chile |
Infrastructure
| Road network: | badly developed road network, only approximately 3.000 km tarred streets and about 60.000 km sandy routes |
| Railroad: | There is track of 441 km length. In 1861 put Paraguay the first railroad track in South America to use. Almost all of it is out of use since the 90th except for a little part in the south of the country which is used for soy export to Brazil. Since 2003 a little part near Asunción is also used as tourist attraction. |
| International airports: | Silvio Pettirossi near Asunción and Guaraní near Ciudad del Este |
| time zones: | GTM -5 hours from April till October (wintertime) GTM -3 hours from October till April (summertime) |
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