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Paraguay

Republic of Paraguay
Quick facts
Capital
Asunción
Population
6.9 m
Area
406,752 km²
Region
South America
Languages
Guaraní, Spanish
Currency
Paraguayan guaraní (₲)
Demonym
Paraguayan
UN member
Yes
How Paraguay compares
Economy size$44 B
95th of 178 worldwide · 10th of 12 in South America
Income per person$6,416
95th of 178 worldwide · 10th of 12 in South America
Life expectancy74.0 yrs
90th of 179 worldwide · 8th of 12 in South America
Internet access81.6%
90th of 179 worldwide · 8th of 12 in South America
Military spending$414 M
111th of 163 worldwide · 9th of 11 in South America
Highlights
GDP
$44 B

Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.

GDP per capita
$6,416

GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.

Population
6.9 m

Total resident population, mid-year estimate.

Life expectancy
74.0 yrs

Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.

R&D spending
0.1%

Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.

Researchers (per million)
139

Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.

Land area
396,012 km²

Total land area, excluding inland water bodies.

Forest area
38.5%

Share of land area under forest cover.

Resource rents
1.3%

Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.

Oil rents
0.1%

Value of crude oil production minus extraction cost, as a share of GDP.

Military burden
0.9%

Military expenditure as a share of GDP.

Defense spending
$414 M

Total military expenditure at current prices.

The history journey

From the Guarani world of the great rivers and the Spanish founding of Asuncion to the Jesuit missions, independence in 1811, the isolation of Dr Francia and the Lopez dynasty, the catastrophe of the Triple Alliance war, the Chaco War, the long Stroessner dictatorship, and a democratic, Guarani-speaking republic in the age of Itaipu.

Pilot a cinematic, sourced journey through its eras — moment by moment.