Paraguay
- Official Name:
- Republic of Paraguay (Paraguay)
- Area:
- 406.750 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 6.669.086 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- No tiene
- Capital:
- Asuncion
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Asunción, Villeta, San Antonio, Encarnación
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: ND
- Exclusive economic zone: ND
- Continental shelf:ND
- Political divisions:
- 17 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital city; Alto Paraguay, Alto Parana, Amambay, Asuncion, Boqueron, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Neembucu, Paraguari, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro
- Language(s):
- Spanish (official), Guarani (official)
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 14 May 1811 (observed 15 May)
- Nationality:
- Paraguayan(s)
- Official time:
- UTC-4 .
- Member of:
- CAN (associate), CSN, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .py
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Guarani (PYG) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD4.800 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 7.754.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 4% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 22,4%
- Industry:18,4%
- Services: 59,2%
- Labor force:
- 2.742.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
-
- Agriculture 45%
- Industry: ND
- Services ND
- Unemployment rate:
- 9,4% (2005 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 12,5% (2005 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 19,3% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD1.773.000.000
- Expenditures: USD1.733.000.000
- Public debt:
- 31,3% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD -300.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 1.690.000.000 FOB (2005 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Soybeans, feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, electricity, wood, leather
- Exports - Partners:
- Uruguay 28,4%, Brazil 19,3%, Argentina 6,4%, Russia 6%, China 4,1% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 4.500.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Road vehicles, consumer goods, tobacco, petroleum products, electrical machinery
- Imports - partners:
- Brazil 27,2%, China 20,5%, Argentina 19,7%, US 5,3%, Switzerland 4,2% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 1.543.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 3.722.000.000 (2006)
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