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<title>
Paraguay: Geography
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Paraguay
Geography</hdr><body>
<p>Location: Central South America, between Argentina and Brazil
</p>
<list>
<l>Area:</l>
<l> total area: 406,750 km2</l>
<l> land area: 397,300 km2</l>
<l> comparative area: slightly smaller than California</l>
</list>
<p>Land boundaries: total 3,920 km, Argentina 1,880 km, Bolivia
750 km, Brazil 1,290 km
</p>
<p>Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
</p>
<p>Maritime claims: none; landlocked
</p>
<p>International disputes: short section of the boundary with
Brazil (just west of Guaira Falls on the Rio Parana) has not
been determined
</p>
<p>Climate: varies from temperate in east to semiarid in far
west
</p>
<p>Terrain: grassy plains and wooded hills east of Rio Paraguay;
Gran Chaco region west of Rio Paraguay mostly low, marshy plain
near the river, and dry forest and thorny scrub elsewhere
</p>
<p>Natural resources: hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese,
limestone
</p>
<list>
<l>Land use:</l>
<l> arable land: 20%</l>
<l> permanent crops: 1%</l>
<l> meadows and pastures: 39%</l>
<l> forest and woodland: 35%</l>
<l> other: 5%</l>
</list>
<p>Irrigated land: 670 km2 (1989 est.)
</p>
<p>Environment: local flooding in southeast (early September to
June); poorly drained plains may become boggy (early October to
June)
</p>
<p>Note: landlocked; buffer between Argentina and Brazil
</p></body></article></text>