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World Gazetteer Results for Paraguarí:
NameParaguarí
Geographical TypeLocality
Population10079
Latitude
Longitude
CountryParaguay
Administrative DivisionParaguarí
Dictionary Results for Paraguay:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Paraguay
    n 1: a landlocked republic in south central South America;
         achieved independence from Spain in 1811 [syn: Paraguay,
         Republic of Paraguay]

2. CIA World Factbook 2002
Paraguay

   Introduction Paraguay
   ---------------------
                            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
   ------------------
                              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
   ---------------
                            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 migrant(s)/1,000 population
                                        (2002 est.)
                             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: 0.85 male(s)/
                                        female
                                        total population: 1.01 male(s)/
                                        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: Paraguayan(s)
                                        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
   -------------------
                          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
                                        consulate(s) 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
   ----------------
                    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
   -----------------------
        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
   -----------------------
                              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
   -----------------
                      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
   -----------------------------
              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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