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Photos of Paraguay

Ciudad del Este (Eastern City), formerly Puerto Presidente Stroessner, is located in eastern Paraguay on the bank of the Paraná River that borders Brazil. The city's 500-m (1,600-ft) Puente de la Amistad (Friendship Bridge) opened in 1965.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

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Area - comparative

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Area comparison map

People and Society

Languages

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Age structure

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2023 population pyramid

Median age

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Population growth rate

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Birth rate

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Death rate

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Net migration rate

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Maternal mortality ratio

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Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Tobacco use

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Education expenditures

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Environment

Revenue from coal

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Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

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Real GDP per capita

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Labor force

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Unemployment rate

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Public debt

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Taxes and other revenues

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Current account balance

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Exports

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Imports

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Debt - external

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Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 63

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 87

Military and Security

Space

Terrorism

Transnational Issues