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Country (long form)	Republic of Paraguay
Capital	Asuncion
Total Area	157,047.05 sq mi 406,750.00 sq km (slightly smaller than California)
Population	5,734,139 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050	14,635,743
Languages	Spanish (official), Guarani (spoken by most of rural population)
Literacy	92.1% total, 93.5% male, 90.6% female (1995 est.)
Religions	Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite, and other Protestant
Life Expectancy	71.44 male, 76.52 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	constitutional republic
Currency	1 guarani (G) = 100 centimos
GDP (per capita)	$4,750 (2000 est.)
Industry	sugar, cement, textiles, beverages, wood products
Agriculture	cotton, sugarcane, soybeans, corn, wheat, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), fruits, vegetables; beef, pork, eggs, milk; timber
Arable Land	6%
Natural Resources	hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone

Paraguay, (Spanish: ), or Republic of Paraguay, a country in central South America.

Sebastian Cabot, sailing for Charles I of Spain, explored the La Plata, Paraná, and Paraguay rivers on his voyage of 1525-30.