Official Name: Republic of Paraguay Location: Central South America, northeast of Argentina. Capital: Asuncion Area: total: 406,750 sq km land: 397,300 sq km water: 9,450 sq km Lowest point: junction of Rio Paraguay and Rio Parana 46 m Highest point: Cerro Pero (Cerro Tres Kandu) 842 m

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Population: 6,669,086 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Paraguayan(s) Ethnic groups: Mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95%. Religions: Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite, and other Protestant. Languages: Spanish (official), Guarani (official).

Subtropical to temperate. Substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west.

Government type: Constitutional republic. Independence: 14 May 1811 (from Spain). National holiday: Independence Day, 14 May (1811).

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