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Republic of Paraguay
National name: República del Paraguay
President: Luis Ángel González Macchi (1999)
Area: 157,047 sq. mi. (406,750 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 5,434,095 (average annual rate of natural increase: 2.66%); birth rate: 31.9/1000; infant mortality rate: 36.4/1000; density per sq. mi.: 35
Capital and largest city (1992): Asunción, 502,426
Other large cities (1992): Ciudad del Este, 133,893; San Lorenzo, 133,311
Monetary unit: Guaraní
Languages: Spanish (official), Guaraní
Ethnicity/race: mestizo (mixed Spanish and Indian) 95%, whites plus Amerindians 5%
Religion: Roman Catholic, 90%
Literacy rate: 90%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $19.8 billion; $3,700 per capita. Real growth rate: –0.5%. Inflation: 14.6%. Unemployment: 8.2% (urban 1996 est.). Arable land: 6%. Agriculture: cotton, sugarcane, soybeans, corn, wheat, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), fruits, vegetables; beef, pork, eggs, milk; timber. Labor force: (1995 est.), 1.8 million; agriculture, 45%. Industry: meat packing, oilseed crushing, milling, brewing, textiles, other light consumer goods, cement, construction. Natural resources: iron ore, timber, manganese, limestone, hydropower. Exports: $1.1 billion (f.o.b., 1997 est.): cotton, soybeans, timber, vegetable oils, meat products, coffee, tung oil. Imports: $2.5 billion (c.i.f., 1996 est.): capital goods, consumer goods, foodstuffs, raw materials, fuels. Major trading partners: Brazil, the Netherlands, Argentina, U.S., Uruguay, Chile, Hong Kong.
