Overview

 

Area km²: 406,796

Population: 7,359,000

Capital: Asuncion

ISO 3166: PY

 

Population density:
18.1 hab/km²

National flower:
Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis)

Paraguay is an important player in the export of agricultural products, especially soybean and soybean byproducts, as well as maize, wheat, sesame, sunflower oil, sugar, stevia and beef. A high percentage of the Paraguayan population derive their livelihoods from agriculture, especially in rural areas, often in the form of subsistence farming. For the most part, Paraguayan farmers have adopted sustainable production systems that include no-tillage farming, fertilization and use of improved seeds conferring resistance to herbicides, diseases and insect pests.