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HIV news : 0.5% (2003 est.) Population below poverty line news : 36% (2001 est.) . Literacy : 94% House hold income lowest than 10% news : 0,50% House hold income highest than 10% news : 43.8% (1998) Inflation news : 14.2% (2003 est.) . Unemployment Rate news : 18.5% (2003 est.) . Internet Users news : 120,000 (2003) . Location : Central South America, northeast of Argentina . Geographic Coordinates : 23 00 S, 58 00 W . Religion Paraguay news : Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite, and other Protestant . Administrative region : 17 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital city*; Alto Paraguay, Alto Parana, Amambay, Asuncion*, Boqueron, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Neembucu, Paraguari, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro . Terrain : grassy plains and wooded hills east of Rio Paraguay; Gran Chaco region west of Rio Paraguay mostly low, marshy plain near the river, and dry forest and thorny scrub elsewhere . Elevation extremes lowest : junction of Rio Paraguay and Rio Parana 46 m . Elevation extremes highest : Cerro Pero (Cerro Tres Kandu) 842 m . Natural resources : hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone . Land use arable land : 7,60%. Land use permanentcrops : 0,23%. Irrigated land : 670 sq km (1998 est.) . Natural hazards : local flooding in southeast (early September to June); poorly drained plains may become boggy (early October to June) . Environment current issues : deforestation; water pollution; inadequate means for waste disposal present health risks for many urban residents; loss of wetlands . Geography note : landlocked; lies between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil; population concentrated in southern part of country . Population news : 6,191,368 (July 2004 est.) . age -14 p : 38,20%. age -14 men : 1 201 459. age -14 ladies : 1 162 954. age 15/64 p : 57%. age 15/64 men : 1 773 151. age 15/64 ladies : 1 758 323. age +65 p : 4,80%. age +65 men : 136 376. age +65 ladies : 159 105. date : 2004 est.. median age total : 21.1 years . median age male : 20.8 years . median age female : 21.3 years (2004 est.) . population growth rate : 2.51% (2004 est.) . population growth rate note : . birth rate : 29.78 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) . death rate : 4.58 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) . net migration rate : -0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) . sex ratio at birth : 1.05 male(s)/female . sex ratio under 15 : 1.03 male(s)/female . sex ratio 15/64 : 1.01 male(s)/female . sex ratio more 65 : 0.86 male(s)/female . sex ratio total : 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.) . infant mortality rate male : 31.5 deaths/1,000 live births . infant mortality rate female : 21.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) . life expectancy at birth total : 74.64 years . life expectancy at birth male : 72.12 years . life expectancy at birth female : 77.29 years (2004 est.) . total fertility rate : 3.98 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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10/18 News and Latest websites in Paraguay. Paraguay News latest last picture, phone Paraguay, movie celebrity, fashion gadget, imigration immigration technology, music game, photo : Paraguay. In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865-70), Paraguay lost two-thirds of all adult males and much of its territory. It stagnated economically for the next half century. In the Chaco War of 1932-35, large, economically important areas were won from Bolivia. The 35-year military dictatorship of Alfredo STROESSNER was overthrown in 1989, and, despite a marked increase in political infighting in recent years, relatively free and regular presidential elections have been held since then. Minimum salary : 1.08 million guaranies per month for private sector workers; there is no public sector minimum wage (175 USD/month)
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