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Capital: Asunción
Area: 406,752 sq km / 157,006 sq ml
Language: 90% Guarani, 6% Spanish
Currency: Guarani
Population: 6,036,900
Life expectancy: 65 (men), 70 (women)
Literacy rate: 92% (men), 88% (women)
Religions: Roman Catholic, Mennonite, Anglican
Physical features: Low marshy, plain and marshlands, divided by Paraguay River
Ethnic distribution: Largely Mestizos (mixed race), less than 5% made up from Spanish and Indians
Exports: Cotton, soya beans, timber, maté, hides, vegetable oils, meat
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