Paraguay

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Paraguay is a sovereign state in South America, Americas. It covers 406,752 km² and has a population of approximately 6,109,644. It is a landlocked country. Its official language is Guaraní and its currency is the Paraguayan guaraní (₲).

Quick facts

Capital: Asunción
Population: 6,109,644
Area: 406,752 km²
Currency: Paraguayan guaraní (₲)
Languages: Guaraní, Spanish
Calling code: +595
TLD: .py
Driving side: Right
Landlocked: Yes
Continents: South America
Timezone: UTC-04:00
Native name: Paraguái

Bordering countries

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Appears in 36 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Forest area (sq. km)	#42	152642.54km²
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons)	#44	6872271.79
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare)	#51	4482.5
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area)	#52	54.11
Countries by Arable land (hectares)	#52	4,561,000
Countries by Forest area (% of land area)	#80	38.54
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)	#83	1,130years
Countries by Arable land (% of land area)	#89	11.52
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#180	85.44
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#186	74.78

Development

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI)	#27	69.74
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI)	#27	33.95
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)	#39	57.97
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)	#41	29963457224.3
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)	#46	8.01
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)	#58	1,134,016,000
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)	#90	375885507.4
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$)	#93	1129189.97

Economy

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by GDP growth rate	#42	0.04
Countries by average monthly salary	#82	1,109US $
Countries by GDP (PPP)	#86	137.46
Countries by GDP (Nominal)	#99	47.4in billions
Countries by GDP per capita	#101	6798.76
Countries by cost of living index	#131	20.3

Business

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products	#27	84.31
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure	#50	80
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services	#80	74.03
Countries by SPI Overall Score	#81	74.21
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources	#85	62.7
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use	#126	70

Geography

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by land area	#58	406,752km²
Countries by Coastline Length	#212	0kilometers

Population & Health

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by population growth rate	#97	0.01
Countries by population	#107	7.01
Countries by median age	#156	26.34
Countries by population density	#210	16.71

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