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Republic of Paraguay
Republica del Paraguay
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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290,475 (2001) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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510,000 (2001) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: meager telephone service; principal switching center is Asuncion
domestic: fair microwave radio relay network international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 46, FM 27, shortwave 6 (three inactive) (1998) |
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Radios:
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925,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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4 (2001) |
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Televisions:
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990,000 (2001) |
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Internet country code:
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.py |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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4 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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20,000 (2000) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 971 km
standard gauge: 441 km 1.435-m gauge note: there are 470 km of various gauges that are privately owned narrow gauge: 60 km 1.000-m gauge |
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Highways:
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total: 25,901 km
paved: 3,067 km unpaved: 22,834 km (2001) |
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Waterways:
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3,100 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Asuncion, Villeta, San Antonio, Encarnacion |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 34,623 GRT/36,821 DWT
ships by type: cargo 14, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 3 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Argentina 2, Japan 1 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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899 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 11
over 3,047 m: 3 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 868
1,524 to 2,437 m: 27 914 to 1,523 m: 323 under 914 m: 518 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy (includes Naval Air and Marines), Air Force |
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Military manpower - military age:
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17 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 1,427,160 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 1,028,935 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 58,359 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$125 million (FY98) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.4% (FY98) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |
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Illicit drugs:
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major illicit producer of cannabis, most or all of which is consumed in South America; transshipment country for Andean cocaine headed for Brazil, other Southern Cone markets, Europe, and US; corruption and some money-laundering activity, especially in the Tri-Border Area |