Geography of Paraguay - Statistics

Statistics

Geographic coordinates: 23°00′S 58°00′W / 23°S 58°W / -23; -58

Area:
total: 406,750 km2
land: 397,300 km2
water: 9,450 km2

Land boundaries:
total: 3,920 km
border countries: Argentina 1,880 km, Bolivia 750 km, Brazil 1,290 km

Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims: none (landlocked)

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: junction of Rio Paraguay and Rio Paraná 46 m
highest point: Cerro Peró 842 m

Land use:
arable land: 6%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 55%
forests and woodland: 32%
other: 7% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land: 670 km2 (1993 est.)

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