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Geography
Central South America, northeast of Argentina
23 00 S, 58 00 W
Area: 
total: 406,752 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
59
land: 397,302 sq km
water: 9,450 sq km
slightly smaller than California
total: 3,995 km
border countries: Argentina 1,880 km, Bolivia 750 km, Brazil 1,365 km
0 km (landlocked)
none (landlocked)
Current Weather
subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west
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
lowest point: junction of Rio Paraguay and Rio Parana 46 m
highest point: Cerro Pero 842 m
hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone
arable land: 7.47%
permanent crops: 0.24%
other: 92.29% (2005)
670 sq km (2003)
336 cu km (2000)
total: 0.49 cu km/yr (20%/8%/71%)
per capita: 80 cu m/yr (2000)
local flooding in southeast (early September to June); poorly drained plains may become boggy (early October to June)
deforestation; water pollution; inadequate means for waste disposal pose health risks for many urban residents; loss of wetlands
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
landlocked; lies between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil; population concentrated in southern part of country
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