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); water pollution; inadequate means for waste disposal present health risks for many urban residents Environment--international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Nuclear Test Ban Geography--note: landlocked; lies between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil People Population: 5,434,095 (July 1999 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 39% (male 1,086,107; female 1,049,833) 15-64 years: 56% (male 1,528,127; female 1,517,213) 65 years and over: 5% (male 116,761; female 136,054) (1999 est.) Population growth rate: 2.65% (1999 est.) Birth rate: 31.87 births/1,000 population (1999 est.) Death rate: 5.23 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.) Net migration rate: -0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (1999 est.) Infant mortality rate: 36.35 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.43 years male: 70.47 years female: 74.49 years (1999 est.) Total fertility rate: 4.22 children born/woman (1999 est.) Nationality: noun: Paraguayan(s) adjective: Paraguayan Ethnic groups: mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95%, white plus Amerindian 5% Religions: Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite and other Protestant denominations Languages: Spanish (official), Guarani Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.1% male: 93.5% female: 90.6% (1995 est.) Government Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Paraguay conventional short form: Paraguay local long form: Republica del Paraguay local short form: Paraguay Data code: PA Government type: republic Capital: Asuncion Administrative divisions: 18 departments (departamentos, singular--departamento); Alto Paraguay, Alto Parana, Amambay, Asuncion, Boqueron, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Neembucu, Paraguari, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro Independence: 14 May 1811 (from Spain) National holiday: Independence Days, 14-15 May (1811) Constitution: promul
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