{"id":125559,"date":"2023-06-28T21:08:38","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T02:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selasite.azurewebsites.net\/?page_id=125559"},"modified":"2024-01-30T09:52:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T14:52:31","slug":"paraguay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/en\/member-states\/paraguay\/","title":{"rendered":"Paraguay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Official name:<\/strong> REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date of membership:<\/strong> 19 September 1986<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short name:<\/strong> Paraguay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capital:<\/strong> Asuncion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: <\/strong>Central South America, northeast of Argentina<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Area:<\/strong> 406,750 sq km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Land boundaries:<\/strong> 3,920 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Border countries:<\/strong> Argentine 1,880 km, Bolivia 750 km, Brazil 1,290 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural resources: <\/strong>Hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environment – international agreements:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Economic indicators <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total at current prices  <\/td>35 646<\/td>Millions USD<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Per capita at current prices<\/td>4998<\/td>USD<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Growth rate per capita at constant prices<\/td>-1.9<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Imports of goods and services (GDP at current prices)<\/td>29.3<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Export of goods and services (GDP at current prices)<\/td>33.5<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Paraguay: Economic National Profile<\/a>. CEPALSTAT. Databases and Statistical 
Publications. ECLAC. Inquiry: February 24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Socio-demographic indicators<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total population  <\/td>7 132.5<\/td>(000)<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Life expectancy<\/td>75<\/td>A\u00f1os<\/td>2020_2025<\/td><\/tr>
Women<\/td>77<\/td>A\u00f1os<\/td>2020_2025<\/td><\/tr>
Men<\/td>73<\/td>A\u00f1os<\/td>2020_2025<\/td><\/tr>
Public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP<\/td>6.7<\/td>%<\/td>2018<\/td><\/tr>
Literacy rate for persons between the ages of 15 to 24<\/td>98.6<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Net rate of enrolment in primary education<\/td>80.3<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Net rate of enrolment in secondary education<\/td>70.0<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Public expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP<\/td>3.5<\/td>%<\/td>2019<\/td><\/tr>
Gini Coefficient<\/td>0.45<\/td>ND <\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
 Unemployment<\/td>7.7<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Migration<\/td>-2.1<\/td>%<\/td>2020-2025<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Paraguay: National Socio-Demographic Profile<\/a>. CEPALSTAT. Data Bases and Statistical Publications. ECLAC. Inquiry: February 24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Languages:<\/strong> Spanish (official), Guarani (official)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Government<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Administrative divisions:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Independence: <\/strong>14 May 1811 (from Spain)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constitution:<\/strong> Promulgated 20 June 1992<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suffrage:<\/strong> 18 years of age; universal and compulsory up to age 75<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Executive branch:<\/strong> Chief of state: Mario Abdo Ben\u00edtez (2018-2023). The president is both the chief of state and head of government. Vice President Hugo Velasquez (2018-2023).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legislative branch:<\/strong> Bicameral Congress or Congreso consists of the Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (80 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judicial branch:<\/strong> Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (judges appointed on the proposal of the Council of Magistrates or Consejo de la Magistratura).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Internet country code:<\/strong> .py<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official Portal Web:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.presidencia.gov.py<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Official name: REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY Date of membership: 19 September 1986 Short name: Paraguay Capital: Asuncion Geography Location: Central South America, northeast of Argentina Area: 406,750 sq km Land boundaries: 3,920 km Border countries: Argentine 1,880 km, Bolivia 750 km, Brazil 1,290 km Natural resources: Hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone Environment – international agreements: Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":125521,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-125559","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125559\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}