Paraguay

Republic o Paraguay
Republic o Paraguay; República del Paraguay(Spaingie); Tetã Paraguái(Guarani);
	Banner (obverse) Coat o airms
	Motto:"Paz y justicia"(Spaingie); "Peace an juistice"
	Anthem:; Paraguayos, República o Muerte(Spaingie); Paraguayans, Republic or Daith;
Caipital; and largest city	Asunción; 25°16′S57°40′W/ 25.267°S 57.667°W
Offeecial leids	Spaingie; Guarani;
Ethnic groups (2016)	95%mestizo; 5% ither;
Demonym(s)	Paraguayan
Govrenment	Unitarpresidentialconstitutional republic
•Preses	Horacio Cartes
•Vice Preses	Juan Afara
Legislatur	Congress
•Upper house	Chaumer o Senators
•Lower house	Chaumer o Deputes
UnthirldomfraeSpain
• Declared	14 May 1811
• Recognised	25 November 1842
Aurie
• Total	406,752 km2(157,048 sq mi) (60th)
• Water (%)	2.3
Population
• 2015 estimate	6,783,272(104t)
• Density	17.2/km2(44.5/sq mi) (204t)
GDP(PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$68.005 billion(100t)
• Per capita	$9,779(107t)
GDP(nominal)	2017 estimate
• Tot	$28.743 billion(99t)
• Per capita	$4,133(109t)
Gini(2014)	51.7; heich
HDI(2015)	0.693; medium·110t
Currency	Guaraní(PYG)
Time zone	UTC–4(PYT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC–3(PYST)
Drivin side	right
Cawin code	+595
ISO 3166 code	PY
Internet TLD	.py
	Mixed European anAmerindian.;

Coordinates:23°S58°W/ 23°S 58°W/-23; -58

Paraguay,offeecially theRepublic o Paraguayis a landlockt kintra inSooth Americae.It is bordered biArgentinaetae the sooth an soothwast,Braziltae the east an northeast, anBolivietae the northwast. Paraguay lies on baith banks o theParaguay River,which runs throu the centre o the kintra frae north tae sooth. Acause o its central location in Sooth Americae, is whiles referred tae asCorazón de América,or the Hert o Americae.

Etymology[eedit|eedit soorce]

Thare ar at least fower versions for the oreegin o the name Paraguay. The literal translation fraeGuaraníis Para = o mony varieties; Gua = frae, belongin tae or place; Y = watter, river or loch.

Geografie[eedit|eedit soorce]

Paraguay is dividit bi theRío Paraguayintae the eastren region, cawed Eastren Paraguay (Paraguay Oriental) an kent as the Paraná region; an the wastren region, offeecially cawed Wastren Paraguay (Paraguay Occidental), cried theChacoan aa.

The terrain consists o grassy plains an woodit hills in the east. Tae the wast, thare ar maistly law, marshy plains.

Climate[eedit|eedit soorce]

The localclimateranges fraesubtropicaltaetemperate,wi substantial rainfall in the eastren portions, tho becomin semi-arid in the far wast.

Notes[eedit|eedit soorce]

↑The reverse side o the Coat o airms o Paraguay:

References[eedit|eedit soorce]

↑^a ^bCentral Intelligence Agency (2016)."Paraguay".The World Factbook.Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Archived fraethe originalon 4 November 2015.Retrieved1 Januar2017.
↑^a ^b ^c ^dParaguay.International Monetary Fund
↑"Gini Index".World Bank.Retrieved9 November2016.
↑"2016 Human Development Report"(PDF).United Nations Development Programme. 2016.Retrieved25 Mairch2017.
↑"Paraguay – Constitution, Article 140 About Languages".International Constitutional Law Project.Retrieved3 December2007.Cite journal requires|journal=(help)(seetranslator's note)
↑"8 LIZCANO"(PDF).Convergencia.uaemex.mx. Archived fraethe original(PDF)on 24 Februar 2014.Retrieved5 October2012.

Freemit airtins[eedit|eedit soorce]

Govrenment

Chief o State an Cabinet Members Archived2010-05-28 at theWayback Machine
(in Spaingie)Naitional Department o Tourism Archived2015-05-20 at theWayback Machine
(in Spaingie)Ministry o Finance wi economic an Government information, available in Inglis an aa

General information

Paraguayfrae theEncyclopaedia Britannica
Paraguayentry atThe World Factbook
Paraguay Archived2008-06-07 at theWayback MachineatUCB Libraries GovPubs
ParaguayatCurlie
Wikimedia Atlas o Paraguay

News media

(in Spaingie)[http://www.larueda.com.py/La Rueda - Weekly reviews]
(in Spaingie)ABC Color
(in Spaingie)Última Hora Archived2008-12-01 at theWayback Machine
(in Spaingie)La Nación
(in Spaingie)Paraguay.com
(in Spaingie)Ñanduti

Traivel

Paraguay Convention & Visitor's Bureau^{[deid airtin]}
Paraguay.com: Tradition, Culture, Maps, Tourism
Travel guide taeParaguayfrae Wikivoyage
(in Spaingie)Tourism in Paraguay, information, pictures an mair. Turismo.com.py Archived2008-12-02 at theWayback Machine

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[1] The reverse side o the Coat o airms o Paraguay:

[CIA-2] Central Intelligence Agency (2016)."Paraguay".The World Factbook.Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Archived fraethe originalon 4 November 2015.Retrieved1 Januar2017.

[imf2-3] Paraguay.International Monetary Fund

[wb-gini-4] "Gini Index".World Bank.Retrieved9 November2016.

[HDI-5] "2016 Human Development Report"(PDF).United Nations Development Programme. 2016.Retrieved25 Mairch2017.

[languages-6] "Paraguay – Constitution, Article 140 About Languages".International Constitutional Law Project.Retrieved3 December2007.Cite journal requires|journal=(help)(seetranslator's note)

[7] "8 LIZCANO"(PDF).Convergencia.uaemex.mx. Archived fraethe original(PDF)on 24 Februar 2014.Retrieved5 October2012.

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