Population: 4,522,172 (July 1989), growth rate 3.0% (1989)

Birth rate: 36 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 6 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: NEGL migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 49 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 67 years male, 72 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 4.9 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Paraguayan(s); adjective--Paraguayan

Ethnic divisions: 95% mestizo (Spanish and Indian), 5% white and Indian

Religion: 90% Roman Catholic; Mennonite and other Protestant denominations

Language: Spanish (official) and Guarani

Literacy: 81%

Labor force: 1,300,000; 44% agriculture, 34% industry and commerce, 18% services, 4% government (1986)

Organized labor: about 2% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Paraguay on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Paraguay People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Paraguay People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.