PARAGUAY PARAGUAY REGION SOUTH AMERICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE MAY 14 1811 FROM SPAIN DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION JUNE 20 1992 POPULATION 5434095 1999 EST AREA 157048 SQ MI CAPITAL ASUNCION FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC NATURAL RESOURCES HYDROELECTRIC POWER TIMBER IRON ORE MANGANESE LIMESTONE MAIN INDUSTRIES MEATPACKING OILSEED MILLING BREWING TEXTILES CEMENT CONSTRUCTION AGRICULTURE COTTON SUGARCANE SOYBEANS CORN WHEAT TOBACCO CASSAVA EDIBLE ROOT FRUITS VEGETABLES CATTLE PIGS DAIRY PRODUCTS TIMBER CURRENCY GUARANI GDP 19.8 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 3700 1998 EST LANGUAGES SPANISH OFFICIAL GUARANI RELIGIONS CHRISTIANITY ROMAN CATHOLICISM PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS LITERACY RATE 92 LIFE EXPECTANCY 70 YEARS MALE 74 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 32 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 5 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
