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Paraguay Country Handbook

This handbook provides basic reference information on Paraguay, including its geography, history, government, military forces, and communications and trans portation networks. This information is intended to familiarize military per sonnel with local customs and area knowledge to assist them during their assignment to Paraguay.

The Marine Corps Intel

ligence Activity is the community coordinator for the

Country Hand

book Program. This product reflects the coordinated U.S. Defense

Intelligence Community position on Paraguay.

Dissemination and use of this publication is restricted to official military and gov ernment personnel from the United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, NATO member countries, and other countries as required and desig nated for support of coalition operations. The photos and text reproduced herein have been extracted solely for research, comment, and information reporting, and are intended for fair use by designated personnel in their official duties, including local reproduction for training. Further dissemination of copyrighted material contained in this docu ment, to include ex- cerpts and graphics, is strictly prohibited under Title 17, U.S. Code. iii

Contents

Key Facts

.................................................................... 1 U. s . Mission ................................................................. 2 U. s e mbassy ............................................................. 2 e ntry Requirements .................................................... 2

Passport/Visa Requirements

................................. 2 i mmunization Requirements ................................. 3 c ustoms Restrictions ............................................ 4 Geo GR a P hy and c li M ate ..................................... 4

Geography

................................................................... 4 l and s tatistics ....................................................... 4

Boundaries

............................................................ 4

Bodies of Water

..................................................... 4 topography ........................................................... 8 c limate 10 temperatures ......................................................... 10

Precipitation

.......................................................... 11 e nvironment .......................................................... 14 tR ans P o

Rtation and coMMUnication .......... 14

transportation ............................................................. 14 Roads .................................................................... 15 Rail 16 a ir . 17

Maritime

............................................................... 18 c ommunication ........................................................... 20 Radio and television .............................................. 20 telecommunication ............................................... 21 i nternet .................................................................. 22 iviv

Contents (Continued)

n ewspapers and Magazines .................................. 22

Postal

s ervice ........................................................ 23 s atellites ................................................................ 23 cU lt UR e ...................................................................... 23 s tatistics ..................................................................... 24

Population Patterns

............................................... 24 e thnic d ensity ...................................................... 26 s ociety 26

People

................................................................... 26

Family

................................................................... 27 e ducation and l iteracy .............................................. 28 l anguage .................................................................... 28

Religion

...................................................................... 28

Recreation

.................................................................. 29 c ultural c onsiderations .............................................. 30

Gestures

................................................................ 30 Personal appearance ............................................. 30

Greetings

............................................................... 31

Visiting and

e tiquette ........................................... 31 Food ...................................................................... 32 Medical assessMent ............................................. 32 d isease Risks to d eployed Personnel ......................... 32

Food- or Waterborne

d iseases ............................... 33

Vector-borne

d iseases ............................................ 33 s exually transmitted and Blood-borne diseases .. 33

Water-contact

d iseases .......................................... 34

Respiratory-borne

d iseases ................................... 34 s oil-contact d iseases ............................................. 34 a nimal-associated d iseases ................................... 34 vv

Contents (Continued)

Medical

c apabilities ................................................... 35

Key Medical Facilities

........................................... 36 h isto Ry ........................................................................ 39
c hronology of s ignificant e vents ............................... 43 GoVeRnMent and Politics .................................. 45

Government

................................................................ 45 n ational l evel ....................................................... 46 l ocal l evel ........................................................... 47

Politics

....................................................................... 47

Political Parties

.................................................... 49

Foreign Relations

.................................................. 49 i nternational o rganizations ................................... 51 e cono M y .................................................................... 52 s tatistics 2006 ............................................................. 52

Resources

................................................................... 53 i ndustry ................................................................. 53 a griculture ............................................................ 53

Utilities

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