| Paraguay :
Geographic coordinates
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23 00 S, 58 00 W
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| Paraguay :
Population growth rate
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1.31% (2010 est.)
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| Paraguay :
Birth rate
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17.73 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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| Paraguay :
Death rate
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4.55 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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| Paraguay :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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21,000 (2007 est.)
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| Paraguay :
Independence
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14 May 1811
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| Paraguay :
National holiday
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Independence Day, 14 May
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| Paraguay :
Constitution
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20 June 1992
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| Paraguay :
GDP
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purchasing power parity - $28.27 billion (2009 est.)
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| Paraguay :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $4,100 (2009 est.)
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| Paraguay :
Electricity - consumption
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8.5 billion kWh (2009 est.)
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| Paraguay :
Exports
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$3.5 billion electricity, soybeans, feed, cotton, meat, edible oils
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| Paraguay :
Imports
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$3.3 billion road vehicles, consumer goods, tobacco, petroleum products, electrical machinery
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| Paraguay :
Telephones
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491,000 (2008)
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| Paraguay :
Mobile cellular
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5.954 million (2008)
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| Paraguay :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 41, FM 121, shortwave 6 (2006)
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| Paraguay :
Radios
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925,000
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| Paraguay :
Television broadcast stations
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6 (2009)
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| Paraguay :
Televisions
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990,000
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| Paraguay :
Internet country code
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.py
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| Paraguay :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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71,487 (2009)
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| Paraguay :
Internet users
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894,200 (2008)
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| Paraguay :
Railways
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36 km
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| Paraguay :
Highways
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29,500 km
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| Paraguay :
Waterways
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3,100 km (2008)
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| Paraguay :
Pipelines
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N/A
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| Paraguay :
Ports and harbors
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Asuncion, Villeta, San Antonio, Encarnacion
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| Paraguay :
Merchant marine
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23 ships
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| Paraguay :
Airports
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798 (2009)
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| Paraguay :
Heliports
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N/A
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| Paraguay :
Military branches
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Army, National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Naval Aviation, Marine Corps, General Naval Prefecture), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Paraguay, FAP) (2010)
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| Paraguay :
Military expenditures
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1% of GDP (2006 est.)
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