Paraguay Geography

Country Name: Republic of Paraguay

Capital City: Asuncion

Population: 6,506,464 (July 2006 est.)

Population Growth: 2.45% (2006 est.)

Currency: guarani (PYG)

Languages: Spanish (official), Guarani (official)

Area: 406,750 sq km

Inflation Rate: 12.5% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 9.4% (2005)

Domain extension: .py

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF PARAGUAY

Location:

Central South America, northeast of Argentina

Geographic Co-ordinates:

23 00 S, 58 00 W

Area - total:

406,750 sq km

Area - total:

406,750 sq km

Area - land:

397,300 sq km

Area - water:

9,450 sq km

Land Boundaries:

3,995 km

Border Countries:

Argentina 1,880 km, Bolivia 750 km, Brazil 1,365 km

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

Elevation - highest point:

Cerro Pero (Cerro Tres Kandu) 842 m

Elevation - lowest point:

junction of Rio Paraguay and Rio Parana 46 m

Natural Resources:

hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone

Arable Land:

7.47%

Permanent Crops:

0.24%

Other Land Use:

92.29% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

local flooding in southeast (early September to June); poorly drained plains may become boggy (early October to June)