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 Paraguay 
 Main prefix
 ZP 
 Callsigns series
 ZPA-ZPZ 
 Time zone
 -4 h 
 Continent
 South America 
 ITU zone
 14 
 CQ zone
 11 
 
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 Coat of arms 
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          Paraguay          
 
 Flag 
 Flag description 
Three equal, horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue with an emblem centered in the white band; unusual flag in that the emblem is different on each side; the obverse (hoist side at the left) bears the national coat of arms (a yellow five-pointed star within a green wreath capped by the words REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY, all within two circles); the reverse (hoist side at the right) bears the seal of the treasury (a yellow lion below a red Cap of Liberty and the words Paz y Justicia (Peace and Justice) capped by the words REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY, all within two circles).
 
          Paraguay          
 
 Paraguay 
 Capital: 
Asuncion
 Administrative
 divisions: 
17 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital city*: Alto Paraguay, Alto Parana, Amambay, Asuncion*, Boqueron, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Neembucu, Paraguari, Presidente Hayes, and San Pedro.
 Population: 
5,884,491 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
Spanish (official), Guarani (official)
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
23° 00' S, 58° 00' W
 Area total: 
406,750 sq. km
 Land area: 
397,300 sq. km
 Water area: 
9,450 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
3,920 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Argentina 1,880 km, Bolivia 750 km, Brazil 1,290 km
 Coastline: 
0 km (landlocked)
 Elevation
 extremes: 
junction of Rio Paraguay and Rio Parana 46 m - Cerro Pero (Cerro Tres Kandu) 842 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.py
 Currency: 
guarani (PYG)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Republic of Paraguay
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Paraguay
 Name - local
 long form: 
Republica del Paraguay
 Name - local
 short form: 
Paraguay
 Independence: 
14 May 1811 (from Spain)
 Constitution: 
promulgated 20 June 1992
 Government
 type: 
constitutional republic
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, 14 May (1811)
 
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