machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages
External Debt
$2,245,000,000 $
$5,633,000,000,000 US
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)
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6799 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.500%
2.600%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
40
Location
Central South America, northeast of Argentina
Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain
Area
406,752 km sq
643,801 km sq
Coastline
0 km
0 km
Climate
subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west