Paraguay

Republic of Paraguay

Latin America

Geography

Area: 406,752 sq km

Landlocked nation between Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia. The Paraguay River divides the more fertile and developed east from the scrub forests, marshes and ranches of the sparsely populated Gran Chaco.

Population: 6,459,727    Annual Growth: 1.81%

Capital: Asuncion

Urbanites: 61.5%

HDI Rank: 101 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Official language: Spanish, Guaraní. The latter is understood by almost 90% of the population    Languages: 27 All languages