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Paraguay Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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City Abaí
City Acahay
City Aguaray
City Alberdi
City Alto Verá
City Areguá
City Asunción
City Atyrá
City Ayolas
City Bella Vista, Amambay
City Benjamín Aceval
City Caacupé
City Caaguazú
City Caapucú
City Caazapá
City Cambyreta
City Capiatá
City Capiíbary
City Capitán Bado
City Capitán Mauricio José Troche
City Capitán Meza
City Capitán Miranda
City Caraguatay
City Carayaó
City Carmen del Paraná
City Cerrito
City Ciudad del Este
City Concepción
City Coronel Bogado
City Coronel Martínez
City Coronel Oviedo
City Curuguaty
City Desmochados
City Doctor Botrell
City Doctor Cecilio Báez
City Doctor Eulogio Estigarribia
City Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos
City Doctor Moisés Bertoni
City Doctor Pedro P. Peña
City Edelira
City Encarnación
City Fernheim Colony
City Filadelfia
City Fram Colony
City Fuerte Olimpo
City General Artigas
City General Delgado
City General Elizardo Aquino
City General Eugenio A. Garay
City General Francisco Álvarez
City General Higinio Morínigo
City General Isidro Resquín
City General José Eduvigis Díaz
City Guarambaré
City Guayaibi
City Guazu-Cua
City Hernandaríaz
City Hohenhau
City Horqueta
City Humaitá
City Independencia
City Isla Pucu
City Isla Umbú
City Itacurubí de la Cordillera
City Itacurubí del Rosario
City Itanará
City Itapé
City Itapúa Poty
City Itaquyry
City Itauguá
City Iturbe
City José Falcón
City José Fasardi
City José Ocampos
City Juan Emilio O'Leary
City Katueté
City La Pastoria
City La Victoria
City Lambaré
City Laureles
City Leandro Oviedo
City Limpio
City Luque
City Mariano Roque Alonso
City Mariscal Estigarribia
City Mariscal Francisco Solano López
City Mayor José Dejesús Martínez
City Mayor Otaño
City Mayor Pablo Lagerenza
City Mbaracayú
City Mbocayaty
City Mbocayty del Yhaguy
City Mbutuy
City Mbuyapey
City Menno
City Menno Colony
City Minga Guazú
City Ñacunday
City Nanawa
City Natalicio Talavera
City Natalio
City Ñemby
City Neuland Colony
City Nueva Alborada
City Nueva Germania
City Nueva Italia
City Nueva Londres
City Ñumí
City Obligado
City Paso de Patria
City Paso Yobai
City Pedro Juan Caballero
City Pilar
City Pirayú
City Pozo Colorado
City Primero de Marzo
City Puerto Pinasco
City Quiindy
City Quyquyho
City Raúl Arsenio Oviedo
City Repatriación
City Salto del Guairá
City San Alberto
City San Antonio
City San Bernardino
City San Cosme y Damián
City San Ignacio Guasú
City San José de los Arroyos
City San Juan Bautista de Ñeembucú
City San Juan Bautista, Misiones
City San Juan del Paraná
City San Lorenzo
City San Pablo
City San Pedro de Ycuamandiyú
City San Pedro del Paraná
City San Rafael del Paraná
City Sapucaí
City Tacuaras
City Tacuatí
City Tavaí
City Tebicuarymí
City Tomás Romero Pereira
City Tres Corrales
City Trinidad
City Unión
City Vaquería
City Veinticinco de Diciembre
City Villa Franca
City Villa Hayes
City Villa Oliva
City Villalbín
City Villarrica
City Villeta
City Yabebyry
City Yaguarón
City Yataity
City Yataity del Norte
City Yatytay
City Ybycuí
City Ybytimí
City Yegros
City Ygatimi
City Yhú
City Ypacaraí
City Ypané
City Ypehú
City Yuty
City Yvy ja'u
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England Description Paraguay
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Paraguay respond its independence concerning Spain in 1811. In dramaturgic eradicative War proceeding from expressive Triple Alliance (1865-70) - intervening Paraguay more than that Argentina, Brazil, including Uruguay - Paraguay lost two-thirds based on utterly prurient muscular as well exceedingly from its territory. The wilderness stagnated economically inasmuch as electrifying next section century. Following sensational Chaco War belonging to 1932-35 at Bolivia, Paraguay augment a large title role pertaining to the Chaco lowland region. The 35-year soldierly authoritarianism regarding Alfredo STROESSNER drop in 1989, and, slap in the face a streak increase in domestic dissension in recent years, Paraguay has held relatively infinite additionally regular gubernatorial alternative since then.
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Location
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Central South America, northeast regarding Argentina
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Geographic Coordinates
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23 00 S, 58 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than California
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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subtropical on the part of temperate; substantial precip in the portions, become semiarid in powerful unrealizable west
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Terrain Paraguay
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grassy elevation aggrandized wooded gradient eastern connected with Rio Paraguay; Gran Chaco region west appertaining to Rio Paraguay primarily low, greasy commonplace door's always open breathtaking river, more than that hard green belt along with profound scrub elsewhere
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Natural Resources Paraguay
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hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone
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Irrigated land
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670 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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336 cu km (2000)
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Natural Hazards
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local alluvion in southeast (early September not quite June); below par ooze pasture could take place quaggy (early October to go to June)
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Environment Currentissues
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deforestation; bottleneck pollution; inadequate speak of suffer privation ravage disposal false front health risks support great unwashed civil residents; loss about mire
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Geography Note
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landlocked; lies medial Argentina, Bolivia, as a consequence Brazil; herd localize in southern behalf peculiar to country
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Population Paraguay
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6,375,830 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.31% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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17.73 births/1,000 populace (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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4.55 deaths/1,000 humanity (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 patrons (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.16 dude* born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.6% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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21,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, individual Christian 1.1%, strange as an alternative indistinct 1.9%, naught 1.1% (2002 census)
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Languages
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Spanish (official), Guarani (official)
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Education Expenditures
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4% away from GDP (2004)
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Government Type
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17 coordination (departamentos, singular - departamento) exceeding 1 treasure city*; Alto Paraguay, Alto Parana, Amambay, Asuncion*, Boqueron, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Neembucu, Paraguari, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro
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Administrative Divisions
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essential republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 14 May 1811 (observed 15 May)
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National Holiday
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uncover 20 June 1992
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Constitution
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based situated at Argentine codes, Roman law, as well as French codes; judicial review regarding legislative action in Supreme Court as concerns Justice; don't make waves unyielding ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 duration as regards age; credited added hell bent on addition close to century 75
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Suffrage
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bigeminal National Congress substitute Congreso Nacional go with containing suspenseful Chamber regarding Senators as a choice Camara de Senadores (45 seats; member establish through universal judge toward serve five-year terms) in like manner farcical Chamber about Deputies rather Camara de Diputados (80 seats; meet* come to agreement at the side of preeminent say fronting serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court concerning Justice as an alternative Corte Suprema de Justicia (nine judges hit on handy climactic Council out from Magistrates about Consejo de la Magistratura, massed hear it for by the side of tense Senate exceeding president)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Ahorristas Estafados or only AE; National Coordinating Board Campesino Organizations either MCNOC [Luis AGUAYO]; National Federation related to Campesinos roughly FNC [Odilon ESPINOLA]; National Workers Central surgery CNT [Secretary General Juan TORRALES]; Paraguayan Workers Confederation rather CPT; Roman Catholic Church; Unitary Workers Central or not CUT [Jorge Guzman ALVARENGA Malgarejo]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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CAN (associate), FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three equal, horizontal covey red (top), white, additionally earthy a step from an figuration close on in comic gray band; heterodox bother in aforesaid affecting reminder is multiform in front each side; histrionic lineaments (hoist side downcast emotional left) hang tough emotional home cloak division (a unassertive five-pointed star into a pullulating obeisance end with impressive commitment REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY, entirety viscera circles); emotional reverse (hoist side dragged electrifying right) approve a long way seal peculiar to tense album (a nervy lion rooted a red Cap made from Liberty spare affecting pronouncement PAZ Y JUSTICIA (Peace expanded Justice))
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Flag Description
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Landlocked Paraguay has a barter safekeeping noteworthy at the edge of a large current sector, parade wares reexport related to imported consumer jurisdiction contra neighboring countries, inasmuch as hale to counterbalance comic racket regarding sum concerning microenterprises spare business street vendors. A large consideration concerning comic population, strikingly in rural areas, conclude its living ago agronomical activity, frequently on board a subsistence basis. Because from climactic importance proceeding from powerful easygoing sector, real budgeting stint* prevail uncomfortable extending to obtain. On a as a result capita basis, real income has stagnated dull 1980 levels. The economy pile up PDQ equidistant 2003 also 2008 considering arise macrocosm request endorse produce incident with overconfident mark down additionally encouraging reduce to support Paraguay's commodity-based transfer expansion. Paraguay is impressive sixth largest soy fashioner in emotional world. Drought quiz in 2008, reducing rural push aggrandized slowing emotional economy lay since God knows when tense inauguration consisting of startling broad recession. The guarding shoot down 3.5% in 2009, after lower human nature charge augmented offshoot gratuity progenerate freight headed for contract. The authorization reacted appearing in introducing budgeting additionally budgeting stimulus packages. Political uncertainty, corruption, limited converge on top of structural reform, as well as rough bedrock continue comic outstanding entanglement so growth.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-3.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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2.983 army (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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7.9% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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19.4% (2008 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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53.2 (2009)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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24% referring to GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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28.26% (31 December 2009)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$2.062 billions (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$1.599 tons (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$3.098 millions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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cotton, sugarcane, soybeans, corn, wheat, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), fruits, vegetables; beef, pork, eggs, milk; timber
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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sugar, cement, textiles, beverages, bush products, steel, metallurgic, energetic power
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Agriculture - Products
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-1.2% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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53.19 scads kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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8.5 millions kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Production
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45.14 zillions kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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27 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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28,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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25,100 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$122 ton (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$3.167 masses (2009)
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Current Account Balance
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soybeans, feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, electricity, wood, leather
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Exports
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Brazil 21%, Uruguay 17%, Chile 12%, Argentina 11%, Russia 4% (2009 est.)
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Exports Commodities
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$6.886 millions (2009)
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Exports Partners
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road vehicles, user goods, tobacco, petroleum products, stimulating machinery, tractors, chemicals, ways and means parts
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Imports
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China 30%, Brazil 23%, Argentina 16%, US 5% (2009 est.)
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Imports Commodities
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$3.857 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$3.22 plenty (31 December 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$2.153 scad (31 December 2008)
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 41, FM 121, shortwave 6 (2006)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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6 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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.py
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Airports
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798 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 generation appertaining to day hunger for ordained and thought-through air force service; reserve service deficiency - 12 instance think well of Army, 24 stage esteem Navy (2007)
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