Paraguay

Republic of Paraguay
*República del Paraguay* (Spanish)
*Tetã Paraguái* (Guarani)
Republic of Paraguay República del Paraguay (Spanish); Tetã Paraguái (Guarani);
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto: "Paz y justicia" (Spanish); "Peace and justice"
	Anthem: ; Paraguayos, República o Muerte (Spanish); Paraguayans, Republic or Death;
	Location of Paraguay (dark green) in South America (grey)
Capital and largest city	Asunción; 25°16′S 57°40′W
Official language	Spanish; Guarani; Paraguayan Sign Language;
Ethnic groups (2016)	95% Mestizo; 5% other;
Demonym(s)	Paraguayan
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President	Mario Abdo Benítez
• Vice President	Hugo Velázquez Moreno
Legislature	Congress
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Chamber of Deputies
Independence from Spain
• Declared	14 May 1811
• Recognized	25 November 1842
Area
• Total	406,752 km2 (157,048 sq mi) (59th)
• Water (%)	2.3
Population
• 2021 estimate	6,703,799 (104th)
• Density	17.2/km2 (44.5/sq mi) (204th)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$68.005 billion (100th)
• Per capita	$9,779 (107th)
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$28.743 billion (99th)
• Per capita	$4,133 (109th)
Gini (2015)	48; high
HDI (2015)	0.693; medium · 110th
Currency	Guaraní (PYG)
Time zone	UTC–4 (PYT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC–3 (PYST)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+595
ISO 3166 code	PY
Internet TLD	.py
	Mixed European and Amerindian.;

Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay (Spanish: República del Paraguay), is a small country in South America. It is landlocked, meaning that it is not next to the ocean. It is bordered to the North and East by Brazil, the West by Bolivia, and the South and Southeast by Argentina. The main languages are Spanish and Guaraní. Paraguay's population is about 6 million. The ethnic makeup of the population is the following: Mestizo (mixed European and Amerindian) 80%, European 20%, unmixed Amerindian 1-3%, Asian 1-4%.

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Over (20%) of the population lives below the poverty line.

Paraguay has two official languages, Spanish and Guaraní. Guaraní is recognized as a national language.

The capital city is Asuncion. Asuncion was founded in 1537 by a Spaniard named Juan de Salazar. Paraguay was a colony of Spain, but became independent in 1811.

From 1865-1870 Paraguay lost land and most of its male population in the War of the Triple Alliance against Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. It gained land in the Chaco War against Bolivia in the 1930s.

Paraguay's main religion is Roman Catholicism.

The weather is humid in the east and dry in the west.

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No.	Department	Capital	Population (2002)	Area (km²)	Districts
1	Concepción	Concepción	179,450	18,051	8
2	San Pedro	San Pedro	318,698	20,002	20
3	Cordillera	Caacupé	233,854	4,948	20
4	Guairá	Villarrica	178,650	3,846	18
5	Caaguazú	Coronel Oviedo	435,357	11,474	21
6	Caazapá	Caazapá	139,517	9,496	10
7	Itapúa	Encarnación	453,692	16,525	30
8	Misiones	San Juan Bautista	101,783	9,556	10
9	Paraguarí	Paraguarí	221,932	8,705	17
10	Alto Paraná	Ciudad del Este	558,672	14,895	21
11	Central	Areguá	1,362,893	2,465	19
12	Ñeembucú	Pilar	76,348	12,147	16
13	Amambay	Pedro Juan Caballero	114,917	12,933	4
14	Canindeyú	Salto del Guairá	140.137	14.667	12
15	Presidente Hayes	Villa Hayes	82,493	72,907	8
16	Alto Paraguay	Fuerte Olimpo	11,587	82,349	4
17	Boquerón	Filadelfia	41,106	91,669	3
18	Distrito Capital	Asunción	512,112	117	6

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