Capital: Asuncion

Largest City: Asuncion (520,700)

Highest Elevation: Cerro San Rafael 850 m (2789 ft)

Population: 6,191,368

Lowest Elevation: Rio Paraguay and Rio Parana junction 46 m (151 ft)

Geography: 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

Climate: subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west

Languages: Spanish (official), Guarani

Area: 157,005 sq. mile / 406,750 sq. kil (slightly smaller than California )

International Calling Code: 595

Tourism Website: http://www.paraguay-reisen.de/englisch/indexe.html

Currency: Guarani

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