Paraguay is a landlocked country between Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia, home to large swaths of swampland, subtropical forest and chaco, wildernesses comprising savanna and scrubland. The capital, Asunción, on the banks of the Paraguay River, is home to the grand Government Palace and the Museo del Barro, displaying pre-Columbian ceramics and ñandutí lacework, the latter available in many shops.
Languages: Spanish (official), Guarani (official)
Ethnic Groups: mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95%, other 5%
Belief Systems: Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1%
Demographics:
Population: 6.91 million people (World Rank: 103rd) (2014 estimate)
Population Density: 45.1 people/mi^2 (People per Square Mile) (World Rank: 205th) (2014 estimate)
Population Growth: 1.73 %/yr (World Rank: 70th) (2013 estimate)
Life Expectancy: 72.3 years (World Rank: 136th) (2013 estimate)
Median Age: 23.1 years (World Rank: 126th) (2010 estimate)
Sites for More Information:
Map of Paraguay
Worldatlas.com
Country Profile for Paraguay
United Nations
Paraguay - Country Profile
U.S. Library of Congress
Paraguay
Wikipedia.org
Paraguay - Facts and Information 1
Encyclopedia.com
Paraguay - Facts and Information 2
World Factbook
Culture and Tourism:
Traveling to Paraguay 1
Travelnotes.org
Travel Guide for Paraguay
Wikitravel.org
Language Resources:
Study Spanish Online 2
Mylanguages.org
Spanish language, alphabet, and pronunciation
Omniglot.com
Spanish Language Games
Digitaldialects.com
Government Related:
Embassy of Paraguay
in Washington D.C.
Government Websites of Paraguay
by Gunnar Anzinger.
