ACOG - Paraguay  - IBM

Geography

Location: Central South America, northeast of Argentina

Area:
total area: 406,750 sq km
land area: 397,300 sq km
comparative area: slightly smaller than California

Land boundaries: total 3,920 km, Argentina 1,880 km, Bolivia 750 km, Brazil 1,290 km

Coastline: 0 km


People

Population: 5,358,198 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 41% (female 1,077,284; male 1,123,776)
15-64 years: 55% (female 1,465,147; male 1,468,642)
65 years and over: 4% (female 120,776; male 102,573)

Population growth rate: 2.71% (1995 est.)

Birth rate: 31.48 births/1,000 population

Death rate: 4.38 deaths/1,000 population

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Infant mortality rate: 24.1 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 73.58 years
male: 72.06 years
female: 75.18 years

Total fertility rate: 4.22 children born/woman

Ethnic divisions: mestizo (mixed Spanish and Indian) 95%, Caucasians plus Amerindians5%

Religions: Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite and other Protestant denominations

Languages: Spanish (official), Guarani

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population: 90%
male: 92%
female: 88%


Government

Names:
conventional long form: Republic of Paraguay
conventional short form: Paraguay

Type: republic

Capital: Asuncion

Independence: 14 May 1811 (from Spain)

Constitution: promulgated 20 June 1992


Economy

National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $15.4 billion

National product real growth rate: 3.5%

National product per capita: $2,950

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 18%

Unemployment rate: 11.2%

Electricity:
capacity: 6,530,000 kW
production: 26.5 billion kWh
consumption per capita:



Olympic Factoid
The volunteer staff of the 1996 Olympic Games totaled 50,152. They worked an estimated 850,000 shifts.