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Country
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Paraguay |
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Leader
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President: Joyce Banda
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President-elect: Horacio Cartes
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Population
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16,777,547
| 6,623,252
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Life Expectancy
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52.780 years
| 76.600 years
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Capital City
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| Asuncion
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Largest city
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| Lilongwe (population: 646,750) | Asuncion (population: 1,482,200) |
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Human Development Index
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0.457
| 0.752
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| GDP per capita |
| $6,100 US
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Literacy Rate
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62.7%
| 94%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.8
| 2.4
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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13%
| 13.6%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 6.900%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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Political System
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multiparty democracy
| constitutional republic
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Independence date
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| 14 May 1811 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
| Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census)
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| Languages |
Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census)
| Spanish (official), Guarani (official)
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| Exports |
| soybeans, feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, electricity, wood, leather
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| External Debt |
| $2,245,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| guarani (PYG) per US dollar - 4,337.7 (2008 est.), 5,031 (2007), 5,672.8 (2006), 6,178 (2005), 5,974.6 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 1.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
| Central South America, northeast of Argentina
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| Area |
118,484 km sq
| 406,752 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
| subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west
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