President: Dr Nicholas Liverpool Prime minister: Roosevelt Skerrit
Population
6,541,591
73,126
Life Expectancy
76.400 years
76.180 years
Capital City
Asuncion
Largest city
Asuncion (population: 1,482,200)
Roseau (population: 16,571)
Human Development Index
0.752
0.797
GDP per capita
$5,500 US
Literacy Rate
94%
94%
Corruption Perception Index
2.4
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
13.6%
19.4%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
6.600%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
constitutional republic
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
14 May 1811 (from Spain)
Religions
Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census)
Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)
