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Background: Several Indigenous groups, principally belonging to the Guarani language family, inhabited the area of modern Paraguay before the arrival of the Spanish in the early 16th century, when the territory was incorporated into the Viceroyalty of Peru. Paraguay achieved its independence from Spain in 1811 with the help of neighboring states. In the aftermath of independence, a series of military dictators ruled the country until 1870. During the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1864-70) -- fought against 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 and experienced a tumultuous series of political regimes. 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.


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Location: Central South America, northeast of Argentina, southwest of Brazil

Geographic coordinates: 23 00 S, 58 00 W

Map reference: South America

Area
Total: 406,752 km²
Land: 397,302 km²
Water: 9,450 km²
Comparative: about three times the size of New York state; slightly smaller than California
Country comparison total: 4,655 km
Country comparison border countries: (3) Argentina 2,531 km; Bolivia 753 km; Brazil 1,371 km

Land boundaries
Total: 4,655 km
Border countries: (3) Argentina 2,531 km; Bolivia 753 km; Brazil 1,371 km

Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims: none (landlocked)

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

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

Elevation
Highest point: Cerro Pero 842 m
Lowest point: junction of Río Paraguay and Río Paraná 46 m
Mean elevation: 178 m

Natural resources: hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone

Land use
Agricultural land: 53.8% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land arable land: 10.8% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land permanent pasture: 42.8% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land forest: 43.8% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land other: 2.4% (2018 est.)

Irrigated land: 1,362 km² (2012)

Major rivers
By length in km: Río de la Plata/Paraná (shared with Brazil [s], Argentina, and Uruguay [m]) - 4,880 km; Paraguay river mouth (shared with Brazil [s] and Argentina) - 2,549 km
By length in km note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

Major watersheds area km²: Atlantic Ocean drainage: Paraná (2,582,704 km²)

Total water withdrawal
Municipal: 360 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial: 150 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural: 1.9 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)

Total renewable water resources: 387.77 billion m³ (2020 est.)

Natural hazards: local flooding in southeast (early September to June); poorly drained plains may become boggy (early October to June)

Geography
Note 1: landlocked; lies between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil; population concentrated in eastern and southern part of country
Note 2: pineapples are probably indigenous to the southern Brazil-Paraguay region


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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
Total: 7,522,549
Male: 3,769,376
Female: 3,753,173 (2024 est.)
Growth rate: 1.09% (2024 est.)
Below poverty line: 24.7% (2022 est.)
Below poverty line note: % of population with income below national poverty line

Nationality
Noun: Paraguayan(s)
Adjective: Paraguayan

Ethnic groups: Mestizo (mixed Spanish and Indigenous ancestry) 95%, other 5%

Languages: Spanish (official) and Guarani (official) 46.3%, only Guarani 34%, only Spanish 15.2%, other (includes Portuguese, German, other Indigenous languages) 4.1%, no response 0.4% (2012 est.)
Major-language samples: La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish); Gheos World Guide, the indispensable source for basic information.
Note: data represent predominant household language

Religions: Roman Catholic 80.4%, Protestant 7% (Evangelical (non-specific) 6.7%, Evangelical Pentecostal <0.1%, Adventist <0.1%, Protestant (non-specific) <0.1%), Believer (not belonging to the church) 5.7%, other 0.6%, agnostic <0.1%, none 0.2%, unspecified 6.2% (2023 est.)

Demographic profile

Age structure
0-14 years: 22.2% (male 850,191/female 821,237)
15-64 years: 68.4% (male 2,582,021/female 2,561,962)
65 years and over: 9.4% (2024 est.) (male 337,164/female 369,974)

Dependency ratios
Total dependency ratio: 54.4
Youth dependency ratio: 44.8
Elderly dependency ratio: 9.6
Potential support ratio: 10.4 (2021 est.)

Median age
Total: 31.8 years (2024 est.)
Male: 31.6 years
Female: 32 years

Population growth rate: 1.09% (2024 est.)

Birth rate: 15.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)

Death rate: 4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)

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

Urbanization
Urban population: 63.1% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization: 1.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas
Population: 3.511 million ASUNCION (capital) (2023)

Environment
Current issues: deforestation; water pollution; rivers suffer from toxic dumping; tanneries release mercury and chromium into rivers and streams; loss of wetlands; inadequate means for waste disposal pose health risks for many urban residents
International agreements party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
International agreements signed but not ratified: Nuclear Test Ban, Tropical Timber 2006

Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions: 12.31 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions: 7.41 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions: 27.65 megatons (2020 est.)

Sex ratio
At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female
Total population: 1 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

Mothers mean age at first birth: 22.9 years (2008 est.)
Note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-29

Maternal mortality ratio: 71 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate
Total: 22 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
Male: 26.1 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 17.7 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 78.8 years (2024 est.)
Male: 76.2 years
Female: 81.6 years

Total fertility rate: 1.88 children born/woman (2024 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate: 68.4% (2016)

Drinking water source
Improved urban: 100% of population
Unimproved rural: 0% of population
Unimproved total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
Unimproved urban: 0% of population

Current health expenditure

Physicians density

Hospital bed density: 0.8 beds/1,000 population (2016)

Sanitation facility access
Improved urban: 99.6% of population
Improved rural: 90.6% of population
Improved total: 96.2% of population
Unimproved urban: 0.4% of population
Unimproved rural: 9.4% of population
Unimproved total: 3.8% of population (2020 est.)

Hiv/Aids

Major infectious diseases

Obesity adult prevalence rate: 20.3% (2016)

Alcohol consumption
Per capita total: 5.47 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Per capita beer: 3.27 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Per capita wine: 0.59 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Per capita spirits: 1.59 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Per capita other alcohols: 0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use
Total: 11.5% (2020 est.)
Male: 18.6% (2020 est.)
Female: 4.4% (2020 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight: 1.3% (2016)

Education expenditures: 3.3% of GDP (2020 est.)

Literacy
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 94.5%
Male: 94.9%
Female: 94.2% (2020)

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education

Youth unemployment
Rate ages 15 24 total: 13% (2023 est.)
Rate ages 15 24 male: 10.4% (2023 est.)
Rate ages 15 24 female: 16.9% (2023 est.)
Rate ages 15 24 note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment


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Country name
Conventional long form: Republic of Paraguay
Conventional short form: Paraguay
Local long form: República del Paraguay
Local short form: Paraguay
Etymology: the precise meaning of the name Paraguay is unclear, but it seems to derive from the river of the same name; one explanation has the name meaning 'water of the Payagua' (an indigenous tribe that lived along the river)

Government type: presidential republic

Capital
Name: Asunción
Geographic coordinates: 25 16 S, 57 40 W
Time difference: UTC-3 (2 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Etymology: the name means 'assumption' and derives from the original name given to the city at its founding in 1537, Nuestra Senora Santa Maria de la Asuncion (Our Lady Saint Mary of the Assumption)

Administrative divisions: 17 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital city*; Alto Paraguay, Alto Parana, Amambay, Asuncion*, Boqueron, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Neembucu, Paraguari, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro

Dependent areas

Independence: 14-15 May 1811 (from Spain)
Note: the uprising against Spanish authorities took place during the night of 14-15 May 1811 and both days are celebrated in Paraguay

National holiday: Independence Day, 14-15 May (1811) (observed 15 May); 14 May is celebrated as Flag Day

Constitution
History: several previous; latest approved and promulgated 20 June 1992
Amendments: proposed at the initiative of at least one quarter of either chamber of the National Congress, by the president of the republic, or by petition of at least 30,000 voters; passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by both chambers and approval in a referendum; amended 2011

Legal system: civil law system with influences from Argentine, Spanish, Roman, and French civil law models; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court of Justice

International law organization participation: accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

Citizenship
Citizenship by birth: yes
Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a native-born citizen of Paraguay
Dual citizenship recognized: yes
Residency requirement for naturalization: 3 years

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory until the age of 75

Executive branch
Chief of state: President Santiago PEÑA Palacios (since 15 August 2023)
Head of government: President Santiago PEÑA Palacios (since 15 August 2023)
Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Elections/appointments: president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a single 5-year term; election last held on 30 April 2023 (next to be held in April 2,028)
Election results: 2023: Santiago PEÑA Palacios elected president; percent of vote - Santiago PEÑA Palacios (ANR) 43.9%, Efraín ALEGRE (PLRA) 28.3%, Paraguayo 'Payo' CUBAS Colomés (PCN) 23.6%, other 4.2%; 2018: Mario ABDO BENÍTEZ elected president; percent of vote - Mario ABDO BENÍTEZ (ANR) 49%, Efraín ALEGRE (PLRA) 45.1%, other 5.9%
Note: the president is both chief of state and head of government

Legislative branch
Description: bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of: Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (45 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by closed-list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms), Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (80 seats; members directly elected in 18 multi-seat constituencies - corresponding to the country's 17 departments and capital city - by closed-list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)
Elections: Chamber of Senators - last held on 30 April 2023 (next to be held in April 2,028), Chamber of Deputies - last held on 30 April 2023 (next to be held in April 2,028)
Elections results: Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party/coalition - ANR 45.7%, PLRA 24.4%, PCN 11.5%, PEN 5.2%, PPQ 2.5%, other 10.7%; seats by party/coalition - ANR 23, PLRA 12, PCN 5, PEN 2, PPQ 1, other 2; composition - men 34, women 11, percentage women 24.4%, Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party/coalition - ANR 44%, PLRA 30.9%, PCN 8.3%, PPQ 3.6%, PEN 2.9%; other 10.3%; seats by party/coalition - ANR 49, PLRA 21, PCN 4, PEN 2, PPQ 1, other 3; compositio - men 61, women 19, percentage women 23.8%
Note: total National Congress percentage women NA%

Judicial branch
Highest courts: Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 9 justices divided 3 each into the Constitutional Court, Civil and Commercial Chamber, and Criminal Division)
Judge selection and term of office: justices proposed by the Council of Magistrates or Consejo de la Magistratura, a 6-member independent body, and appointed by the Chamber of Senators with presidential concurrence; judges can serve until mandatory retirement at age 75
Subordinate courts: appellate courts; first instance courts; minor courts, including justices of the peace

Political parties and leaders: Asociacion Nacional Republicana (National Republican Association) - Colorado Party or ANR, Avanza Pais coalition or AP, Frente Guasu (Broad Front coalition) or FG, GANAR Alliance (Great Renewed National Alliance) (alliance between PLRA and Guasú Front), Movimiento Hagamos or MH, Movimiento Union Nacional de Ciudadanos Eticos (National Union of Ethical Citizens) or UNACE, Partido Cruzada Nacional (National Crusade Party) or PCN

International organization participation: CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, PROSUR, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHRC, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation
In the us: chief of mission: Ambassador José Antonio DOS SANTOS BEDOYA (since 15 September 2021)
In the us chancery: 2,209 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20,008
In the us telephone: [1] (202) 483-6,960
In the us fax: [1] (202) 234-4,508
In the us email address and website: gabineteembaparusa@mre.gov.py, Embajada de la República del Paraguay ante los Estados Unidos de América :: The Embassy (mre.gov.py)
In the us consulates general: Los Angeles, Miami, New York
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador Marc OSTFIELD (since 9 March 2022)
From the us embassy: 1776 Mariscal Lopez Avenue, Asuncion
From the us mailing address: 3,020 Asuncion Place, Washington DC 20,521-3,020
From the us telephone: [595] (21) 248-3,000
From the us fax: [595] (21) 213-728
From the us email address and website: ParaguayACS@state.gov; [link]

Flag description: three equal, horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue with an emblem centered in the white band; unusual flag in that the emblem is different on each side; the obverse (hoist side at the left) bears the national coat of arms (a yellow five-pointed star within a green wreath capped by the words REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY, all within two circles); the reverse (hoist side at the right) bears a circular seal of the treasury (a yellow lion below a red Cap of Liberty and the words PAZ Y JUSTICIA (Peace and Justice)); red symbolizes bravery and patriotism, white represents integrity and peace, and blue denotes liberty and generosity
Note: the three color bands resemble those on the flag of the Netherlands; one of only three national flags that differ on their obverse and reverse sides - the others are Moldova and Saudi Arabia

National symbols: lion; national colors: red, white, blue

National anthem
Name: 'Paraguayos, Republica o muerte!' (Paraguayans, The Republic or Death!)
Lyrics/music: Francisco Esteban ACUNA de Figueroa/disputed
Note: adopted 1934, in use since 1846; officially adopted following its re-arrangement in 1934

National heritage
Total world heritage sites: 1 (cultural)
Selected world heritage site locales:


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Economy overview: upper middle-income South American economy; COVID-19 hit while still recovering from 2019 Argentina-driven recession; global hydroelectricity leader; major corruption and money-laundering locale; highly agrarian economy; significant income inequality

Real gdp purchasing power parity: $108.022 billion (2023 est.); $103.159 billion (2022 est.); $102.978 billion (2021 est.)
Note: data in 2021 dollars

Real gdp growth rate: 4.71% (2023 est.); 0.18% (2022 est.); 4.02% (2021 est.)
Note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency

Real gdp per capita: $15,700 (2023 est.); $15,200 (2022 est.); $15,400 (2021 est.)
Note: data in 2021 dollars

Gross national saving

Gdp composition by end use
Household consumption: 66.3% (2023 est.)
Government consumption: 12% (2023 est.)
Investment in fixed capital: 20.6% (2023 est.)
Investment in inventories: -0.9% (2023 est.)
Exports of goods and services: 42.5% (2023 est.)
Imports of goods and services: -40.4% (2023 est.)
Note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection

Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture: 11.3% (2023 est.)
Industry: 32.4% (2023 est.)
Services: 49% (2023 est.)
Note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data

Agriculture products: sugarcane, maize, soybeans, cassava, rice, wheat, milk, beef, oranges, oil palm fruit (2022)
Note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage

Industries: sugar processing, cement, textiles, beverages, wood products, steel, base metals, electric power

Industrial production growth rate: 3.43% (2023 est.)
Note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency

Labor force: 3.469 million (2023 est.)
Note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Unemployment rate: 5.78% (2023 est.); 6.76% (2022 est.); 7.31% (2021 est.)
Note: % of labor force seeking employment

Youth unemployment
Rate ages 15 24 total: 13% (2023 est.)
Rate ages 15 24 male: 10.4% (2023 est.)
Rate ages 15 24 female: 16.9% (2023 est.)
Rate ages 15 24 note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment

Population below poverty line: 24.7% (2022 est.)
Note: % of population with income below national poverty line

Gini index

Household income or consumption by percentage share

Distribution of family income gini index

Budget
Revenues: $7.148 billion (2022 est.)
Expenditures: $6.937 billion (2022 est.)
Note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenses converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated

Taxes and other revenues: 10.27% (of GDP) (2022 est.)
Note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP

Public debt: 19.5% of GDP (2017 est.)

Revenue
From forest resources: 1.21% of GDP (2018 est.)
From coal: 0% of GDP (2018 est.)

Fiscal year

Inflation rate consumer prices: 4.63% (2023 est.); 9.77% (2022 est.); 4.79% (2021 est.)
Note: annual % change based on consumer prices

Central bank discount rate

Commercial bank prime lending rate

Stock of narrow money

Stock of broad money

Stock of domestic credit

Market value of publicly traded shares

Current account balance: $109.625 million (2023 est.); -$2.993 billion (2022 est.); -$347.383 million (2021 est.)
Note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars

Exports: $18.711 billion (2023 est.); $14.971 billion (2022 est.); $14.821 billion (2021 est.)
Note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
Partners: Brazil 36%, Argentina 19%, Chile 12%, Russia 4%, US 3% (2022)
Partners note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
Commodities: beef, electricity, soybeans, corn, soybean meal (2022)
Commodities note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars

Imports: $17.906 billion (2023 est.); $17.142 billion (2022 est.); $14.316 billion (2021 est.)
Note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
Partners: China 28%, Brazil 23%, US 11%, Argentina 8%, Chile 3% (2022)
Partners note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
Commodities: refined petroleum, broadcasting equipment, cars, fertilizers, pesticides (2022)
Commodities note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $9.886 billion (2023 est.); $9.519 billion (2022 est.); $9.661 billion (2021 est.)
Note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars

Debt external: $12.118 billion (2022 est.)
Note: present value of external debt in current US dollars

Stock of direct foreign investment at home

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad

Exchange rates:


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Electricity
Access electrification total population: 100% (2022 est.)
Installed generating capacity: 8.833 million kW (2022 est.)
Consumption: 17.486 billion kWh (2022 est.)
Exports: 21.719 billion kWh (2022 est.)
Transmission/distribution losses: 4.8 billion kWh (2022 est.)
Generation sources hydroelectricity: 99.7% of total installed capacity (2022 est.)
Generation sources biomass and waste: 0.3% of total installed capacity (2022 est.)

Coal
Consumption: 1,000 metric tons (2022 est.)
Exports: (2022 est.) less than 1 metric ton
Imports: 200 metric tons (2022 est.)

Petroleum
Total petroleum production: 2,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Refined petroleum consumption: 57,000 bbl/day (2022 est.)

Crude oil

Refined petroleum

Natural gas

Carbon dioxide emissions: 8.234 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2022 est.)
From coal and metallurgical coke: 3,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2022 est.)
From petroleum and other liquids: 8.231 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2022 est.)

Energy consumption per capita: 28.472 million Btu/person (2022 est.)


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Telephones
Fixed lines total subscriptions: 169,000 (2022 est.)
Fixed lines subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2022 est.)
Mobile cellular total subscriptions: 8.659 million (2022 est.)
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 128 (2022 est.)

Telephone system

Broadcast media

Internet

Broadband fixed subscriptions


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Military expenditures: 0.8% of GDP (2023 est.); 0.8% of GDP (2022 est.); 1% of GDP (2021 est.); 1% of GDP (2020 est.); 1% of GDP (2019 est.)

Military and security forces: Armed Forces of Paraguay (Fuerzas Armadas de Paraguay; aka Armed Forces of the Nation or Fuerzas Armadas de la Nación): Paraguayan Army (Ejército Paraguayo), Paraguayan Navy (Armada Paraguaya; includes marines), Paraguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya); Ministry of Internal Affairs: National Police of Paraguay (Policía Nacional del Paraguay, PNP) (2024)
Note: Paraguay also has a National Counterdrug Bureau (Secretaria Nacional Antidrogas or SENAD) that operates under the presidency

Military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for compulsory (men) and voluntary (men and women) military service; conscript service obligation is 12 months for Army, 24 months for Navy; conscripts also serve in the National Police (2024)
Note: as of 2021, women made up about 6% of the active military

Space program

Terrorist groups: Hizballah (2022)
Note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide


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National air transport system
Number of registered air carriers: 2 (2020)
Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 8
Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 560,631 (2018)
Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1.97 million (2018) mt-km

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: ZP

Airports: 83 (2024)

Heliports: 27 (2024)

Pipelines

Railways

Roadways
Total: 78,811 km
Paved: 8,573 km
Unpaved: 70,238 km (2020)

Waterways: 3,100 km (2012) (primarily on the Paraguay and Paraná River systems)

Merchant marine

Ports and terminals


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Disputes international

Refugees and internally displaced persons
Refugees country of origin: 5,231 (Venezuela) (2022)

Illicit drugs: marijuana cultivation and the trafficking of Andean cocaine in the tri-border area shared with Argentina, and Brazil facilitates money laundering