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Country
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Paraguay |
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Leader
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President-elect: Horacio Cartes
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Prime minister: Kenny Anthony
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Population
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6,623,252
| 162,781
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Life Expectancy
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76.600 years
| 77.220 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) | Bisee (population: 12,980) |
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Human Development Index
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0.752
| 0.821
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| GDP per capita |
$6,100 US
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Literacy Rate
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94%
| 90.1%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.4
| 7.1
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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13.6%
| 17.2%
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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
| Legal
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Political System
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constitutional republic
| parliamentary democracy
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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)
| Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Rastafarian 2.1%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001 census)
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| Languages |
Spanish (official), Guarani (official)
| English (official), French patois
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| Exports |
soybeans, feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, electricity, wood, leather
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| External Debt |
$2,245,000,000 $
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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 |
1.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Central South America, northeast of Argentina
| Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
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| Area |
406,752 km sq
| 616 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 158 km
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| Climate |
subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west
| tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season January to April, rainy season May to August
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