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Country
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Paraguay |
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Leader
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President: Federico Franco
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Acting president: Andry Rajoelina
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Population
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6,541,591
| 22,005,222
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Life Expectancy
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76.400 years
| 64.000 years
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Capital City
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Asuncion
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Largest city
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| Asuncion (population: 1,482,200) | Antananarivo (population: 1,391,430) |
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Human Development Index
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0.752
| 0.533
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| GDP per capita |
$5,500 US
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Literacy Rate
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94%
| 68.9%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.4
| 3.4
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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13.6%
| 9.4%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
6.600%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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constitutional republic
| republic
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Independence date
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14 May 1811 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census)
| indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
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| Languages |
Spanish (official), Guarani (official)
| English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official)
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| Exports |
soybeans, feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, electricity, wood, leather
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| External Debt |
$5,330,000,000 $
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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 |
1.000%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Central South America, northeast of Argentina
| Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
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| Area |
406,752 km sq
| 587,041 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 4,828 km
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| Climate |
subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west
| tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
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