Population: 4,798,739 (July 1991), growth rate 2.9% (1991)

Birth rate: 35 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 6 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 47 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 67 years male, 72 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 4.7 children born/woman (1991)

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

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

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

Language: Spanish (official) and Guarani

Literacy: 90% (male 92%, female 88%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

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

Organized labor: about 2% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Paraguay on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Paraguay People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Paraguay People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.