Paraguay

Exact population: 6,506,464 (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 94%; male: 94.9%; female: 93%
Ethnicities: Mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95%, other 5%
Land boundaries: Total: 3,920 km; border countries: Argentina 1,880 km, Bolivia 750 km, Brazil 1,290 km
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
Extremes: Lowest point: junction of Rio Paraguay and Rio Parana 46 m; highest point: Cerro Pero (Cerro Tres Kandu) 842 m
Imports: Brazil 30.9%, Argentina 23.3%, China 16.6%, US 4% (2004)
Exports: Uruguay 27.8%, Brazil 19.2%, Argentina 6.3%, Switzerland 4.1% (2004)
Industries: Sugar, cement, textiles, beverages, wood products, steel, metallurgic, electric power

Source: CIA World Factbook