Paraguay

Republic o Paraguay
Republic o Paraguay; República del Paraguay (Spaingie); Tetã Paraguái (Guarani);
	Banner (obverse) Coat o airms
	Motto: "Paz y justicia" (Spaingie); "Peace an juistice"
	Anthem: ; Paraguayos, República o Muerte (Spaingie); Paraguayans, Republic or Daith;
Caipital; and largest city	Asunción; 25°16′S 57°40′W / 25.267°S 57.667°W
Offeecial leids	Spaingie; Guarani;
Ethnic groups (2016)	95% mestizo; 5% ither;
Demonym(s)	Paraguayan
Govrenment	Unitar presidential constitutional republic
• Preses	Horacio Cartes
• Vice Preses	Juan Afara
Legislatur	Congress
• Upper house	Chaumer o Senators
• Lower house	Chaumer o Deputes
Unthirldom frae Spain
• Declared	14 May 1811
• Recognised	25 November 1842
Aurie
• Total	406,752 km2 (157,048 sq mi) (60th)
• Water (%)	2.3
Population
• 2015 estimate	6,783,272 (104t)
• Density	17.2/km2 (44.5/sq mi) (204t)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$68.005 billion (100t)
• Per capita	$9,779 (107t)
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Tot	$28.743 billion (99t)
• Per capita	$4,133 (109t)
Gini (2014)	51.7; heich
HDI (2015)	0.693; medium · 110t
Currency	Guaraní (PYG)
Time zone	UTC–4 (PYT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC–3 (PYST)
Drivin side	right
Cawin code	+595
ISO 3166 code	PY
Internet TLD	.py
	Mixed European an Amerindian.;

Coordinates: 23°S 58°W / 23°S 58°W / -23; -58

Paraguay, offeecially the Republic o Paraguay is a landlockt kintra in Sooth Americae. It is bordered bi Argentinae tae the sooth an soothwast, Brazil tae the east an northeast, an Bolivie tae the northwast. Paraguay lies on baith banks o the Paraguay River, which runs throu the centre o the kintra frae north tae sooth. Acause o its central location in Sooth Americae, is whiles referred tae as Corazón de América, or the Hert o Americae.

Etymology

Thare ar at least fower versions for the oreegin o the name Paraguay. The literal translation frae Guaraní is Para = o mony varieties; Gua = frae, belongin tae or place; Y = watter, river or loch.

Geografie

Paraguay is dividit bi the Río Paraguay intae the eastren region, cawed Eastren Paraguay (Paraguay Oriental) an kent as the Paraná region; an the wastren region, offeecially cawed Wastren Paraguay (Paraguay Occidental), cried the Chaco an aa.

The terrain consists o grassy plains an woodit hills in the east. Tae the wast, thare ar maistly law, marshy plains.

Climate

The local climate ranges frae subtropical tae temperate, wi substantial rainfall in the eastren portions, tho becomin semi-arid in the far wast.

Notes

↑ The reverse side o the Coat o airms o Paraguay:

References

↑ ^a ^b Central Intelligence Agency (2016). "Paraguay". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Archived frae the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 1 Januar 2017.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Paraguay. International Monetary Fund
↑ "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
↑ "2016 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Retrieved 25 Mairch 2017.
↑ "Paraguay – Constitution, Article 140 About Languages". International Constitutional Law Project. Retrieved 3 December 2007. Cite journal requires |journal= (help) (see translator's note)
↑ "8 LIZCANO" (PDF). Convergencia.uaemex.mx. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 24 Februar 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2012.

Freemit airtins

Govrenment

Chief o State an Cabinet Members Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
(in Spaingie) Naitional Department o Tourism Archived 2015-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
(in Spaingie) Ministry o Finance wi economic an Government information, available in Inglis an aa

General information

Paraguay frae the Encyclopaedia Britannica
Paraguay entry at The World Factbook
Paraguay Archived 2008-06-07 at the Wayback Machine at UCB Libraries GovPubs
Paraguay at Curlie
Wikimedia Atlas o Paraguay

News media

(in Spaingie) [http://www.larueda.com.py/ La Rueda - Weekly reviews]
(in Spaingie) ABC Color
(in Spaingie) Última Hora Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
(in Spaingie) La Nación
(in Spaingie) Paraguay.com
(in Spaingie) Ñanduti

Traivel

Paraguay Convention & Visitor's Bureau^{[deid airtin]}
Paraguay.com: Tradition, Culture, Maps, Tourism
Travel guide tae Paraguay frae Wikivoyage
(in Spaingie)Tourism in Paraguay, information, pictures an mair. Turismo.com.py Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] The reverse side o the Coat o airms o Paraguay:

[CIA-2] Central Intelligence Agency (2016). "Paraguay". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Archived frae the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 1 Januar 2017.

[imf2-3] Paraguay. International Monetary Fund

[wb-gini-4] "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved 9 November 2016.

[HDI-5] "2016 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Retrieved 25 Mairch 2017.

[languages-6] "Paraguay – Constitution, Article 140 About Languages". International Constitutional Law Project. Retrieved 3 December 2007. Cite journal requires |journal= (help) (see translator's note)

[7] "8 LIZCANO" (PDF). Convergencia.uaemex.mx. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 24 Februar 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2012.

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