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South America > Paraguay > Geography

PARAGUAYAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than California
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly smaller than California
Area > Land 397,300 sq km [58th of 236]
    (per capita) 69.979 sq km per 1,000 people ... [31st of 201]
Area > Total 406,750 sq km [64th of 248]
    (per capita) 76.081 sq km per 1,000 people ... [33rd of 193]
Area > Water 9,450 sq km [43rd of 237]
    (per capita) 1,416.986 sq km per 1 million peo [31st of 225]
Capital city with population Asuncion - 502,426
Climate
subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west
Coastline 0 [219th of 249]
    (per capita) 0 [200th of 230]
Elevation extremes > Highest point
Cerro Pero (Cerro Tres Kandu) 842 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point
junction of Rio Paraguay and Rio Parana 46 m
Forested Land 58.8% [24th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 23 00 S, 58 00 W
Geography > Note
landlocked; lies between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil; population concentrated in southern part of country
Irrigated land 670 sq km [103rd of 185]
    (per capita) 100.464 sq km per 1 million peo [109th of 173]
Land area > sq. km 397,300 km² ... [59th of 206]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; CIA World Factbook; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Paraguay, Republic of Paraguay, Republica del Paraguay

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