Paraguay

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Key facts

  • Currency: Paraguayan guarani
  • Capital city: Asunción
  • Region: South America
  • Continent: Americas
  • Land area: 397,300 km²
  • Population: 6,780,744
  • Political Leader: Mario Abdo Benítez (President)

Latest news

Russia's soccer friendly against Paraguay put off indefinitely due to Moscow terrorist attack

Read: The Star

2024-03-24

Russia's soccer friendly against Paraguay put off indefinitely due to Moscow terrorist attack

Read: Independent

2024-03-24

Soccer match between Russia and Paraguay canceled in aftermath of Moscow-area concert hall attack

Read: Fox News

2024-03-23

Taiwan agrees to allow duty-free imports of Paraguayan pork in setback for mainland China

Read: SCMP

2024-03-22

Tester scores win on resolution to block beef exports from Paraguay

Read: The Hill

2024-03-21

Clorox to Divest Operations in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay

Read: The Wall Street Journal

2024-03-21

Clorox to Divest Operations in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay

Read: The Wall Street Journal

2024-03-21

Metrics

Business

Expense 16.74 % of GDP
GDP 41,722,300,000.00 current US$
Inflation 9.77 annual %
Self-employed 42.21 % of total employment
Tax revenue 9.79 % of GDP
Unemployment 6.75 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment 37.33 % of total employment


Environment

Agricultural land 168,091.00 km²
Alternative and nuclear energy 16.30 % of total energy use
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) 7,575.70 kt
Electricity production from coal sources 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from natural gas sources 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources 100.00 % of total
Electricity production from nuclear sources 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from oil sources 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric 0.00 % of total
Net energy imports -36.94 % of energy use
Fertility rate 2.47 births per woman
Forest area 158,229 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption 33.70 % of total
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 2,541.53 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Median age 21.90 years
Methane emissions 30,106.50 kt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions 11,255.80 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Female Population 3,378,612
Male Population 3,402,132
Renewable energy consumption 61.44 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area 396,431.00 km²
Rural population 2,521,216
Urban land area 1,320.83 km²
Urban population 4,259,528
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters 0.00 % of total population


Health

Birth rate 20.63 per 1,000 people
Death rate 7.64 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita 405.62 current US$
Health expenditure 7.58 % of GDP
Incidence of HIV 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds 0.83 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth 70 years
Suicide mortality rate 6.00 per 100,000 population


Other

Access to electricity 100.00 % of population
Individuals using the Internet 76.26 % of population
Net migration -12,499
Press freedom 2.41


Politics

Armed forces personnel 29,000
Democracy score 6.24
Democracy type Flawed democracy
Military expenditure 0.83 % of GDP
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 17.50 %


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Source

SIPRI, World Bank

Updated: 5 days ago

License

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