Paraguay

name: Asuncion

geographic coordinates: 25 16 S, 57 40 W

time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends last Sunday in March

etymology: the name means "assumption" and derives from the original name given to the city at its founding in 1537, Nuestra Senora Santa Maria de la Asuncion (Our Lady Saint Mary of the Assumption)

Paraguay

citizenship by birth: yes

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a native-born citizen of Paraguay

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 3 years

Paraguay

civil law system with influences from Argentine, Spanish, Roman, and French civil law models; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court of Justice

Paraguay

18 years of age; universal and compulsory until the age of 75

Area

Nordmazedonien

25,713.00

Paraguay

total: 406,752 sq km

land: 397,302 sq km

water: 9,450 sq km

Paraguay

agricultural land: 53.8% (2018 est.)

arable land: 10.8% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 42.8% (2018 est.)

forest: 43.8% (2018 est.)

other: 2.4% (2018 est.)

Paraguay

Central South America, northeast of Argentina, southwest of Brazil

Paraguay

0-14 years: 22.4% (male 847,721/female 818,983)

15-64 years: 68.54% (male 2,560,031/female 2,539,378)

65 years and over: 9.06% (2023 est.) (male 320,958/female 352,792)

Birth rate

Nordmazedonien

10.80

Paraguay

16.2 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

Nordmazedonien

9.60

Paraguay

4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Paraguay

Spanish (official) and Guarani (official) 46.3%, only Guarani 34%, only Spanish 15.2%, other (includes Portuguese, German, other Indigenous languages) 4.1%, no response 0.4%; note - data represent predominant household language (2012 est.)

major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Life expectancy at birth

Nordmazedonien

75.90

Paraguay

total population: 78.6 years (2023 est.)

male: 76 years

female: 81.4 years

Paraguay

3.511 million ASUNCION (capital) (2023)

Median age

Nordmazedonien

38.2

Paraguay

total: 31.3 years (2023 est.)

male: 31.1 years

female: 31.5 years

Paraguay

22.9 years (2008 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-29

Net migration rate

Nordmazedonien

0.70

Paraguay

-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Paraguay

most of the population resides in the eastern half of the country; to the west lies the Gran Chaco (a semi-arid lowland plain), which accounts for 60% of the land territory, but only 2% of the overall population

Population growth rate

Nordmazedonien

0.19

Paraguay

1.12% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Nordmazedonien

1.49

Paraguay

1.88 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Paraguay

urban population: 63.1% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Paraguay

3.3% of GDP (2020 est.)

Country Comparison :: GDP - real growth rate

Nordmazedonien

0.00

Country Comparison :: Gross national saving

Nordmazedonien

30.30

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Nordmazedonien

-2.70

Paraguay

-1.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity)

Nordmazedonien

$31,030,000,000

Industrial production growth rate

Nordmazedonien

-7.80

Paraguay

4.69% (2021 est.)

Country Comparison :: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

Nordmazedonien

46.7

Country Comparison :: GDP - per capita (PPP)

Nordmazedonien

$14,900

Country Comparison :: Labor force

Nordmazedonien

950,800

Country Comparison :: Unemployment rate

Nordmazedonien

22.40

Labor force

Nordmazedonien

950,800

Paraguay

3.43 million (2021 est.)

Paraguay

23.5% (2019 est.)

Unemployment rate

Nordmazedonien

22.40

Paraguay

7.21% (2021 est.)

7.55% (2020 est.)

6.59% (2019 est.)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

Nordmazedonien

46.7

Country Comparison :: Public debt

Nordmazedonien

39.30

Public debt

Nordmazedonien

39.30

Paraguay

19.5% of GDP (2017 est.)

18.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

Country Comparison :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Nordmazedonien

1.40

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Nordmazedonien

1.40

Paraguay

4.79% (2021 est.)

1.77% (2020 est.)

2.76% (2019 est.)

Country Comparison :: Central bank discount rate

Nordmazedonien

3.25

Central bank discount rate

Nordmazedonien

3.25

Country Comparison :: Exports

Nordmazedonien

$4,601,000,000

Exports

Nordmazedonien

$4,601,000,000

Paraguay

$14.154 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$11.794 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$13.272 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Paraguay

Brazil 32%, Argentina 22%, Chile 8%, Russia 8% (2019)

Country Comparison :: Imports

Nordmazedonien

$6,630,000,000

Imports

Nordmazedonien

$6,630,000,000

Paraguay

$13.454 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$10.46 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$13.146 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Paraguay

Brazil 24%, United States 22%, China 17%, Argentina 10%, Chile 5% (2019)

Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home

Nordmazedonien

$6,937,000,000

Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad

Nordmazedonien

$1,169,000,000

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad

Nordmazedonien

$1,169,000,000

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home

Nordmazedonien

$6,937,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - production

Nordmazedonien

5,396,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - consumption

Nordmazedonien

6,420,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - exports

Nordmazedonien

58,500,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - imports

Nordmazedonien

2,191,000,000

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - production

Nordmazedonien

2017 est.

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - exports

Nordmazedonien

142

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - imports

Nordmazedonien

2015 est.

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - production

Nordmazedonien

2017 est.

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - exports

Nordmazedonien

2017 est.

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - imports

Nordmazedonien

198,200,000

Country Comparison :: Telephones - fixed lines

Nordmazedonien

361,269

Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular

Nordmazedonien

2,121,805

Country Comparison :: Internet users

Nordmazedonien

1,475,000

Country Comparison :: Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Nordmazedonien

386,718

Country Comparison :: Airports

Nordmazedonien

10

Country Comparison :: Railways

Nordmazedonien

925

Country Comparison :: Roadways

Nordmazedonien

14,182

Airports

Nordmazedonien

10

Paraguay

799 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Nordmazedonien

386,718

Paraguay

total: 562,369 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2020 est.)

Crude oil - exports

Nordmazedonien

142

Crude oil - imports

Nordmazedonien

0

Crude oil - production

Nordmazedonien

0

Electricity - consumption

Nordmazedonien

6,420,000,000

Electricity - exports

Nordmazedonien

58,500,000

Electricity - imports

Nordmazedonien

2,191,000,000

Electricity - production

Nordmazedonien

5,396,000,000

Internet users

Nordmazedonien

1,475,000

Paraguay

total: 5.159 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 77% (2021 est.)

Natural gas - exports

Nordmazedonien

0

Natural gas - imports

Nordmazedonien

198,200,000

Natural gas - production

Nordmazedonien

0

Railways

Nordmazedonien

925

Paraguay

total: 30 km (2014)

standard gauge: 30 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge

Roadways

Nordmazedonien

14,182

Paraguay

total: 78,811 km (2020)

paved: 8,573 km (2020)

unpaved: 70,238 km (2020)

Telephones - fixed lines

Nordmazedonien

361,269

Paraguay

total subscriptions: 203,971 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2021 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Nordmazedonien

2,121,805

Paraguay

total subscriptions: 7,975,074 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 119 (2021 est.)

Paraguay

3,100 km (2012) (primarily on the Paraguay and Paraná River systems)

Paraguay

Paraguay-Argentina-Brazil: unruly region at convergence of Paraguay-Argentina-Brazil borders is locus of money laundering, smuggling, arms and illegal narcotics trafficking, and fundraising for violent extremist organizations