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Paraguay
23.0S 58.0W · 23 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN · 14-15 MAY 1811
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1954 - present · The Stroessner Era, Democracy and Itaipu
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4 May 1954 · Stroessner seizes power 2 REFS
3 Feb 1989 · Overthrow of Stroessner 2 REFS
1870 - 1947 · Rebuilding and the Chaco War
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1870s-1880s · Rebuilding and the party system 1 REF
1932-1935 · The Chaco War 2 REFS
1864 - 1870 · The War of the Triple Alliance
4 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
1864 CE · Paraguay invades Mato Grosso 2 REFS
1 Mar 1870 · Death of Lopez at Cerro Cora 3 REFS
1811 - 1862 · Independence, Dr Francia and the Lopez Dynasty
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14-15 May 1811 · Independence from Spain 2 REFS
1814-1840 · The dictatorship of Dr Francia 2 REFS
1607 - 1811 · The Jesuit Missions and the Colonial Province
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1609-1767 · The Jesuit reducciones 2 REFS
1767 CE · Expulsion of the Jesuits 2 REFS
Pre-1537 - 1607 · The Guarani World and the Founding of Asuncion
3 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
by c. 8000 BCE · Peopling of the river basins 2 REFS
15 Aug 1537 · Founding of Asuncion 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
- Capital
- Asunción
- Population
- 6.9 m
- Area
- 406,752 km²
- Region
- South America
- Languages
- Guaraní, Spanish
- Currency
- Paraguayan guaraní (₲)
- Demonym
- Paraguayan
- UN member
- Yes
Dossier · press a specimen — it turns over
Specimen bench
PRESS A SPECIMEN — IT TURNS OVER
Economy
GDP
$49 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$7,027’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
6.6%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
4.0%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
76.5%’25 WB-WDI
Society
Population
7.0 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
74.0 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
70.4%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
2.4’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
94.9%’24 WB-WDI
Governance
Voice & accountability
54.2’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
64.6’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
44.4’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
52.6’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
46.9’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
27.1’24 WB-WGI
Health
Health spending
8.4%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
3.89’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
16.3’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
90.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
64.4%’24 WB-WHO
Education
Adult literacy
94.9%’24 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
3.5%’24 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
89.4%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
79.1%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
37.6%’10 WB-UNESCO
Technology
R&D spending
0.1%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
139’23 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
81.6%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
127’23 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
10.5%’24 WB-WDI
Geography
Land area
396,012 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
38.5%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
54.1%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
1.2’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
58.8%’21 WB-WDI
Resources
Resource rents
1.3%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.1%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
1.3%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
99.8%’24 WB-WDI
Military
Military burden
0.9%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$414 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
29,000’20 WB-SIPRI
A hatched gap has no underside — there is nothing to turn over. Absence is stated, never zeroed.
The record · what changed here
- GDP — 2025 observation published ($49 B), superseding 2024 ($44 B) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP per capita — 2025 observation published ($7,027), superseding 2024 ($6,416) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP growth — 2025 observation published (6.6%), superseding 2024 (4.2%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Inflation — 2025 observation published (4.0%), superseding 2024 (3.8%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Trade openness — 2025 observation published (76.5%), superseding 2024 (76.8%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Electricity access — 2024 observation published (99.8%), superseding 2023 (99.8%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Population — 2025 observation published (7.0 m), superseding 2024 (6.9 m) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Urban population — 2025 observation published (70.4%), superseding 2024 (69.9%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14