location--157.json

{
    "id": "location--157",
    "name": "Paraguay",
    "background": "Paraguay achieved its independence from Spain in 1811. In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865-70) - between Paraguay and Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay - Paraguay lost two-thirds of its adult males and much of its territory. The country stagnated economically for the next half century. Following the Chaco War of 1932-35 with Bolivia, Paraguay gained a large part of the Chaco lowland region. The 35-year military dictatorship of Alfredo STROESSNER ended in 1989, and Paraguay has held relatively free and regular presidential elections since the country's return to democracy.",
    "coordinates": "23 00 S, 58 00 W",
    "region": "South America",
    "total_area": "406,752 sq km",
    "land_area": "397,302 sq km",
    "water_area": "9,450 sq km",
    "land_boundary": "4,655 km",
    "neighbors": {
        "Bolivia": "753 km",
        "Brazil": "1371 km"
    },
    "climate": "subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west",
    "coastline": "0 km",
    "natural_hazards": [
        "local flooding in southeast (early September to June)",
        "poorly drained plains may become boggy (early October to June)"
    ],
    "terrain": "grassy plains and wooded hills east of Rio Paraguay; Gran Chaco region west of Rio Paraguay mostly low, marshy plain near the river, and dry forest and thorny scrub elsewhere",
    "population_distribution": "most of the population resides in the eastern half of the country; to the west lies the Gran Chaco (a semi-arid lowland plain), which accounts for 60% of the land territory, but only 2% of the overall population",
    "natural_resources": [
        "hydropower",
        "timber",
        "iron ore",
        "manganese",
        "limestone"
    ],
    "population": "7,191,685",
    "nationality": "Paraguayan(s)",
    "ethnic_groups": {
        "mestizo": "95%",
        "other": "5%"
    },
    "languages": {
        "Spanish and Guarani (official)": "46.3%",
        "only Guarani": "34%",
        "only Spanish": "15.2%",
        "other 4.1%": "",
        "no response": ".4%"
    },
    "religions": {
        "Roman Catholic": "89.6%",
        "Protestant": "6.2%",
        "other Christian": "1.1%",
        "other or unspecified": "1.9%",
        "none": "1.1%"
    },
    "government_type": "presidential republic",
    "national_symbol": "lion",
    "national_colors": [
        "red",
        "white",
        "blue"
    ],
    "gdp": "$38.94 billion",
    "agriculture": [
        "cotton",
        "sugarcane",
        "soybeans",
        "corn",
        "wheat",
        "tobacco",
        "cassava",
        "fruits",
        "vegetables",
        "beef",
        "pork",
        "eggs",
        "milk",
        "timber"
    ],
    "industries": [
        "sugar processing",
        "cement",
        "textiles",
        "beverages",
        "wood products",
        "steel",
        "base metals",
        "electric power"
    ],
    "exports": [
        "soybeans",
        "livestock feed",
        "cotton",
        "meat",
        "edible oils",
        "wood",
        "leather",
        "gold"
    ],
    "imports": [
        "road vehicles",
        "consumer goods",
        "tobacco",
        "petroleum products",
        "electrical machinery",
        "tractors",
        "chemicals",
        "vehicle parts"
    ],
    "broadband_subscriptions": "320,700",
    "internet_users": "4,566,043",
    "mobile_subscriptions": "7,439,692",
    "internet_country_code": ".py",
    "military_and_security_forces": "Armed Forces Command (Commando de las Fuerzas Militares): Army, National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes marines), Paraguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Paraguay, FAP)",
    "percent_GDP_on_military": "1%",
    "pipelines": [
        "Unknown"
    ],
    "ports_and_terminals": {
        "river port(s)": "Asuncion, Villeta, San Antonio, Encarnacion (Parana)"
    },
    "waterways": "3,100 km",
    "number_of_airports": "799",
    "international_disputes": "unruly region at convergence of Argentina-Brazil-Paraguay borders is locus of money laundering, smuggling, arms and illegal narcotics trafficking, and fundraising for violent extremist organizations",
    "terrorism": "None/Unknown"
}