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Paraguay

Paraguay Paraguay has for a long time been a dictatorship but fortunately become relatively independence in 1989,but is not a country that known, lying there in the middle of South America next to among others Brazil. Having base in the capital city, most of Paraguays attractions will be arround. A little rainforest at the south is left, or Caacupč, an important religious centre will be some of the sights Paraguay can offer you.

Area: 406.860 Km²
Population: 5.734.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 14 pop/Km²

System of government: Presidential Republic
Capital: Asunción (600.000 pop., 1.080.000 urban aggl.)
Major cities: Ciudad del Este 70.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Mestizo 91%, White 5%, Amerindian 3%, Asian 1%
Border countries: Bolivia NORTH-WEST, Argentina SOUTH and WEST, Brazil EAST

Principal mountains: Serrania San Jorge 1000 m
Principal rivers: Rio Paraguay 1300 Km (paraguayan tract, total 2400 Km), Rio Paraná 800 Km (paraguayan tract, total 4700 Km)
Principal lakes: Lake Ypoá 400 Km²
Principal islands: -
Climate: Subtropical

Language: Spanish (official), Guarani
Religion: Catholic 97%
Currency: Guarani (PYG)

Fixed public holidays: 1/1, 6/1, 3/2, 1/3, 1/5, 14/5, 15/5, 12/6, 15/8, 16/8, 29/9, 8/12, 25/12
Dialling code: 00595
GMT: -4

World Heritage List:

• Jesuit Missions of La Santisima Trinidad de Parana and Jesus de Tavarangue (1993)

All state

Antigua and Barbuda	Argentina	Bahamas
Barbados	Belize	Bolivia
Brazil	Canada	Chile
Colombia	Costa Rica	Cuba
Dominica	Dominican Republic	Ecuador
El Salvador	Grenada	Guatemala
Guyana	Haiti	Honduras
Jamaica	Mexico	Nicaragua
Panama	Paraguay	Peru
Saint Kitts	Saint Lucia	Saint Vincent
Suriname	Trinidad Tobago	United States
Uruguay	Venezuela