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- [1] : WordNet (r) 2.0
paraguay
n : a landlocked republic in south central south america;
achieved independence from spain in 1811 syn: republic
of paraguay
see also:
republic of paraguay
- [2] : CIA World Factbook 2002
paraguay
introduction paraguay
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background: in the disastrous war of the triple
alliance 1865-70, paraguay lost
two-thirds of all adult males and
much of its territory. it stagnated
economically for the next half
century. in the chaco war of 1932-
35, large, economically important
areas were won from bolivia. the 35-
year military dictatorship of
alfredo stroessner was overthrown in
1989, and, despite a marked increase
in political infighting in recent
years, relatively free and regular
presidential elections have been
held since then.
geography paraguay
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location: central south america, northeast of
argentina
geographic coordinates: 23 00 s, 58 00 w
map references: south america
area: total: 406,750 sq km
water: 9,450 sq km
land: 397,300 sq km
area - comparative: slightly smaller than california
land boundaries: total: 3,920 km
border countries: argentina 1,880
km, bolivia 750 km, brazil 1,290 km
coastline: 0 km landlocked
maritime claims: none landlocked
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: junction of rio
paraguay and rio parana 46 m
highest point: cerro pero cerro
tres kandu 842 m
natural resources: hydropower, timber, iron ore,
manganese, limestone
land use: arable land: 5.54
permanent crops: 0.21
other: 94.25 1998 est.
irrigated land: 670 sq km 1998 est.
natural hazards: local flooding in southeast early
september to june; poorly drained
plains may become boggy early
october to june
environment - current issues: deforestation; water pollution;
inadequate means for waste disposal
present health risks for many urban
residents; loss of wetlands
environment - international party to: biodiversity, climate
agreements: change, climate change-kyoto
protocol, desertification,
endangered species, hazardous
wastes, law of the sea, ozone layer
protection, wetlands
signed, but not ratified: nuclear
test ban
geography - note: landlocked; lies between argentina,
bolivia, and brazil; population
concentrated in southern part of
country
people paraguay
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population: 5,884,491 july 2002 est.
age structure: 0-14 years: 38.7 male 1,156,366;
female 1,119,558
15-64 years: 56.6 male 1,671,721;
female 1,658,683
65 years and over: 4.7 male
128,137; female 150,026 2002 est.
population growth rate: 2.57 2002 est.
birth rate: 30.5 births/1,000 population 2002
est.
death rate: 4.69 deaths/1,000 population 2002
est.
net migration rate: -0.09 migrants/1,000 population
2002 est.
sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 males/female
under 15 years: 1.03 males/female
15-64 years: 1.01 males/female
65 years and over: 0.85 males/
female
total population: 1.01 males/
female 2002 est.
infant mortality rate: 28.75 deaths/1,000 live births 2002
est.
life expectancy at birth: total population: 74.16 years
female: 76.77 years 2002 est.
male: 71.67 years
total fertility rate: 4.07 children born/woman 2002 est.
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate: 0.11 1999 est.
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/ 3,000 1999 est.
aids:
hiv/aids - deaths: 220 1999 est.
nationality: noun: paraguayans
adjective: paraguayan
ethnic groups: mestizo mixed spanish and
amerindian 95
religions: roman catholic 90, mennonite, and
other protestant
languages: spanish official, guarani
official
literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read
and write
total population: 92.1
male: 93.5
female: 90.6 1995 est.
government paraguay
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country name: conventional long form: republic of
paraguay
conventional short form: paraguay
local short form: paraguay
local long form: republica del
paraguay
government type: constitutional republic
capital: asuncion
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
independence: 14 may 1811 from spain
national holiday: independence day, 14 may 1811
constitution: promulgated 20 june 1992
legal system: based on argentine codes, roman law,
and french codes; judicial review of
legislative acts in supreme court of
justice
suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and
compulsory up to age 75
executive branch: chief of state: president luis angel
gonzalez macchi since 28 march
1999; vice president julio cesar
franco since na august 2000; note
- the president is both the chief of
state and head of government
head of government: president luis
angel gonzalez macchi since 28
march 1999; vice president julio
cesar franco since na august 2000;
note - the president is both the
chief of state and head of
government
cabinet: council of ministers
nominated by the president
elections: president and vice
president elected on the same ticket
by popular vote for five-year terms;
election last held 10 may 1998 next
to be held na may 2003
note: president luis angel gonzalez
macchi, formerly president of the
chamber of senators,
constitutionally succeeded president
raul cubas grau, who resigned after
being impeached soon after the
assassination of vice president luis
maria argana; the successor to
argana was decided in an election
held in august 2000
election results: raul cubas grau
elected president; percent of vote -
55.3; resigned 28 march 1999
legislative branch: bicameral congress or congreso
consists of the chamber of senators
or camara de senadores 45 seats;
members are elected by popular vote
to serve five-year terms and the
chamber of deputies or camara de
diputados 80 seats; members are
elected by popular vote to serve
five-year terms
election results: chamber of
senators - percent of vote by party
- na; seats by party - colorado
party 25, plra 13, pen 7; chamber of
deputies - percent of vote by party
- na; seats by party - colorado
party 45, plra 26, pen 9
elections: chamber of senators -
last held 10 may 1998 next to be
held na may 2003; chamber of
deputies - last held 10 may 1998
next to be held na may 2003
judicial branch: supreme court of justice or corte
suprema de justicia judges
appointed on the proposal of the
counsel of magistrates or consejo de
la magistratura
political parties and leaders: authentic radical liberal party or
plra miguel abdon saguier;
christian democratic party or pdc
luis miguel andrada nogues;
febrerista revolutionary party or
prf oscar acuna torres; national
encounter party or pen mario paz
castaing; national republican
association - colorado party
nicanor duarte frutos
political pressure groups and ahorristas estafados or ae; national
leaders: workers central or cnt; paraguayan
workers confederation or cpt; roman
catholic church; unitary workers
central or cut
international organization ccc, eclac, fao, g-77, iadb, iaea,
participation: ibrd, icao, icftu, icrm, ida, ifad,
ifc, ifrcs, ilo, imf, imo, interpol,
ioc, iom, iso correspondent, itu,
laes, laia, mercosur, monuc, nam
observer, oas, opanal, opcw, pca,
rg, un, unamsil, unctad, unesco,
unido, unmee, upu, wcl, who, wipo,
wmo, wtoo, wtro
diplomatic representation in the us: chief of mission: ambassador leila
teresa rachid cowles
chancery: 2400 massachusetts avenue
nw, washington, dc 20008
consulates general: kansas city,
los angeles, miami, new orleans, new
york
fax: 1 202 234-4508
telephone: 1 202 483-6960
through 6962
diplomatic representation from the chief of mission: ambassador david
us: n. greenlee
embassy: 1776 avenida mariscal
lopez, casilla postal 402, asuncion
mailing address: unit 4711, apo aa
34036-0001
telephone: 595 21 213-715
fax: 595 21 213-728
flag description: three equal, horizontal bands of red
top, white, and blue with an
emblem centered in the white band;
unusual flag in that the emblem is
different on each side; the obverse
hoist side at the left bears the
national coat of arms a yellow
five-pointed star within a green
wreath capped by the words republica
del paraguay, all within two
circles; the reverse hoist side at
the right bears the seal of the
treasury a yellow lion below a red
cap of liberty and the words paz y
justicia peace and justice capped
by the words republica del paraguay,
all within two circles
economy paraguay
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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. 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.
gdp: purchasing power parity - $26.2
billion 2001 est.
gdp - real growth rate: 0 2001 est.
gdp - per capita: purchasing power parity - $4,600
2001 est.
gdp - composition by sector: agriculture: 29
industry: 26
services: 45 2000 est.
population below poverty line: 36 2001 est.
household income or consumption by lowest 10: 0.5
percentage share: highest 10: 43.8 1998
distribution of family income - gini 57.7 1998
index:
inflation rate consumer prices: 7.2 2001 est.
labor force: 2 million 2000 est.
labor force - by occupation: agriculture 45
unemployment rate: 17.8 2001 est.
budget: revenues: $1.3 billion
expenditures: $2 billion, including
capital expenditures of $700 million
1999 est.
industries: sugar, cement, textiles, beverages,
wood products
industrial production growth rate: 0 2000 est.
electricity - production: 53.056 billion kwh 2000
electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 0.04
hydro: 99.85
other: 0.11 2000
nuclear: 0
electricity - consumption: 1.95 billion kwh 2000
electricity - exports: 47.392 billion kwh 2000
electricity - imports: 0 kwh 2000
agriculture - products: cotton, sugarcane, soybeans, corn,
wheat, tobacco, cassava tapioca,
fruits, vegetables; beef, pork,
eggs, milk; timber
exports: $2.2 billion f.o.b., 2001 est.
exports - commodities: electricity, soybeans, feed, cotton,
meat, edible oils
exports - partners: brazil 39, uruguay 14, argentina
11 2000
imports: $2.7 billion f.o.b., 2001 est.
imports - commodities: road vehicles, consumer goods,
tobacco, petroleum products,
electrical machinery
imports - partners: argentina 25.4, brazil 24.5,
uruguay 3.8 2000
debt - external: $2.9 billion 2001 est.
economic aid - recipient: $na
currency: guarani pyg
currency code: pyg
exchange rates: guarani per us dollar - 4,783.0
january 2002, 4,107.7 2001,
3,486.4 2000, 3,119.1 1999,
2,726.5 1998, 2,177.9 1997; note
- since early 1998, the exchange
rate has operated as a managed
float; prior to that, the exchange
rate was determined freely in the
market
fiscal year: calendar year
communications paraguay
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telephones - main lines in use: 290,475 2001
telephones - mobile cellular: 510,000 2001
telephone system: general assessment: meager telephone
service; principal switching center
is asuncion
domestic: fair microwave radio relay
network
international: satellite earth
station - 1 intelsat atlantic
ocean
radio broadcast stations: am 46, fm 27, shortwave 6 three
inactive 1998
radios: 925,000 1997
television broadcast stations: 4 2001
televisions: 990,000 2001
internet country code: .py
internet service providers isps: 4 2000
internet users: 20,000 2000
transportation paraguay
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railways: total: 971 km
standard gauge: 441 km 1.435-m gauge
note: there are 470 km of various
gauges that are privately owned
narrow gauge: 60 km 1.000-m gauge
highways: total: 25,901 km
paved: 3,067 km
unpaved: 22,834 km 2001
waterways: 3,100 km
ports and harbors: asuncion, villeta, san antonio,
encarnacion
merchant marine: total: 21 ships 1,000 grt or over
totaling 34,623 grt/36,821 dwt
ships by type: cargo 14, chemical
tanker 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll
on/roll off 3
note: includes some foreign-owned
ships registered here as a flag of
convenience: argentina 2, japan 1
2002 est.
airports: 899 2001
airports - with paved runways: total: 11
over 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 4 2001
airports - with unpaved runways: total: 888
1,524 to 2,437 m: 28
914 to 1,523 m: 332
under 914 m: 528 2001
military paraguay
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military branches: army, navy includes naval air and
marines, air force
military manpower - military age: 17 years of age 2002 est.
military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 1,427,160 2002
est.
military manpower - fit for military males age 15-49: 1,028,935 2002
service: est.
military manpower - reaching military males: 58,359 2002 est.
age annually:
military expenditures - dollar $125 million fy98
figure:
military expenditures - percent of 1.4 fy98
gdp:
transnational issues paraguay
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disputes - international: none
illicit drugs: major illicit producer of cannabis,
most or all of which is consumed in
south america; transshipment country
for andean cocaine headed for
brazil, other southern cone markets,
europe, and us
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