On Paraguay

OVERVIEW

Official Name: Republic of Paraguay
Capital: Asunción
Type of Government: Constitutional Republic
Head of State: President Fernando LUGO Mendez
Head of Government: President Fernando LUGO Mendez
Foreign Minister: Rubén RAMÍREZ Lezcano
Population: 6,831,306 (July 2008 estimate)
Land Area: 397,300 sq. km
Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
Purchasing power parity (PPP): $12.8 brillion (2007 estimate)
Per capita PPP: $1,928 (2007 estimate)
Government Website: www.presidencia.gov.py
Ambassador to the U.S.: James SPALDING Helmers
Washington Embassy Address:
2400 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008
Deputy Chief of Mission (in Washington): Luis José GONZÁLEZ
Washington Embassy Website: www.embaparusa.gov.py
U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay: Liliana AYALDE
U.S. Embassy Website in Paraguay: paraguay.usembassy.gov

Source: CIA World Factbook.