| Geography | Paraguay |
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Location:
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Central South America, northeast of Argentina |
Geographic coordinates:
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23 00 S, 58 00 W |
Map references:
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South America |
Area:
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total: 406,750 sq km
land: 397,300 sq km
water: 9,450 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than California |
Land boundaries:
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total: 3,995 km
border countries: Argentina 1,880 km, Bolivia 750 km, Brazil 1,365 km |
Coastline:
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0 km (landlocked) |
Maritime claims:
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none (landlocked) |
Climate:
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subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west |
Terrain:
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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:
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lowest point: junction of Rio Paraguay and Rio Parana 46 m
highest point: Cerro Pero (Cerro Tres Kandu) 842 m |
Natural resources:
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hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone |
Land use:
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arable land: 7.47%
permanent crops: 0.24%
other: 92.29% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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670 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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336 cu km (2000) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Total: 0.49 cu km/yr (20%/8%/71%)
Per capita: 80 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards:
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local flooding in southeast (early September to June); poorly drained plains may become boggy (early October to June) |
Environment - current issues:
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deforestation; water pollution; inadequate means for waste disposal pose health risks for many urban residents; loss of wetlands |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note:
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landlocked; lies between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil; population concentrated in southern part of country |
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