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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Guarani
Currency Symbol: PYG
Location: Central South America, northeast of Argentina, southwest of Brazil
Geographic Coordinates: 23 00 S, 58 00 W
Map References: South America
Area: total: 406,752 sq km ; land: 397,302 sq km ; water: 9,450 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly smaller than California
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 Extremes(M): lowest point: junction of Rio Paraguay and Rio Parana 46 m ; highest point: Cerro Pero 842 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 4,655 km ; border countries: Argentina 2,531 km, Bolivia 753 km, Brazil 1,371 km
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Maritime Claims: none (landlocked)
Geography - Note: landlocked; lies between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil; population concentrated in southern part of country