Full country name: Republic of Paraguay

Area: 397,300 sq.km. (153,398 sq. mi.)

Population: 5.5 million

Capital city: Asunción

People: 90% Mestizo, 2% Amerindian, 8% Other

Language: Spanish, Guaraní

Religion: Roman Catholicism

Government: Democracy

President: Luis González Macchi

Currency: The Guaraní

Major industries: Agriculture, Electricity

Major trading partners: Argentina, Brazil, USA