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    General Information
    Region    South America
    Population (000, 2020)   7 132
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   18
    Capital city    AsunciÛn
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   3 279.2b,c
    UN membership date    24-Oct-45
    Surface area (km2)   406 752a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   103.3
    National currency    Guarani (PYG)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   6 453.1c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)27 23936 16440 307d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)11.13.14d
    GDP per capita (current US$)4 359.65 406.75 794.6d
    Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)1410.211d
    Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)37.337.437.2d
    Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)49.356.855.6d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)25.619.719.9e
    Employment in industry (% of employed)19.219.717.9e
    Employment in services (% employed)55.260.662.1e
    Unemploymente (% of labour force)4.64.64.8
    Labour force participation ratee (female/male pop. %)53.8 / 83.855.9 / 82.959.4 / 84.5
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexf,g (2010=100)100125144c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)138162164h
    International trade: exports (million current US$)6 5178 32812 425e,c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)10 03310 29112 360e,c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 3 517- 1 96464e,c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)49-145-447c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratei (average annual %)1.41.41.3
    Urban population (% of total population)59.360.861.9c
    Urban population growth ratei (average annual %)1.91.8...
    Fertility rate, totali (live births per woman)2.92.62.4
    Life expectancy at birthi (females/males, years)74.2 / 70.275.2 / 71.376.2 / 72.1
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)32.9 / 7.830.4 / 8.828.9 / 9.9
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)160.3 / 2.6156.5 / 2.3160.5 / 2.3c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)0.1j0.24.3c
    Infant mortality ratei (per 1 000 live births)24.120.819
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)4.66.7k6.7k,a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)...1.3l1.4d
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)2.83.7l3.4h
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)100.9 / 104.3103.0 / 105.7l... / ...
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)69.8 / 65.778.6 / 73.3l... / ...
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)40.9 / 28.6... / ...... / ...
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)11.99.27.1d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)12.51516.2m
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)19.8n,o49.7o65d
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)~0.0p0.1q0.1q,a
    Threatened species (number)485867
    Forested areae (% of land area)42.738.638.6a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)4.8 / 0.85.8 / 0.97.7 / 1.1a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)324324338a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)373842a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersr (000)4651 2151 181d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)36.236.336.3c
    Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)70.3 / 41.071.7 / 48.272.2 / 50.7a
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)51.9 / 54.153.1 / 62.853.6 / 66.2a
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)0.430.170.41d
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