Paraguay: Geography#
| Location | Central South America, northeast of Argentina, southwest of Brazil |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 23 00 S, 58 00 W -23.0,-58.0 |
| Area | total: 406,752 sq km land: 397,302 sq km water: 9,450 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
| Land boundaries | total: 3,995 km border countries: Argentina 1,880 km, Bolivia 750 km, Brazil 1,365 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: junction of Rio Paraguay and Rio Parana 46 m highest point: Cerro Pero 842 m |
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| 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 |
| Natural Hazards | local flooding in southeast (early September to June); poorly drained plains may become boggy (early October to June) |
| Natural Resource | hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone |
| Land Use | arable land: 9.59% permanent crops: 0.22% other: 90.19% (2011) |
| Climate | subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west |
| Irrigated Land | 670 sq km (2003) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 336 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | deforestation; water pollution; inadequate means for waste disposal pose health risks for many urban residents; loss of wetlands |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Asunción; Ciudad del Este; San Lorenzo; Luque; Capiatá According to Geonames: Asunción; Ciudad del Este; San Lorenzo; Capiatá; Lambaré Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | landlocked; lies between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil; population concentrated in southern part of country |