חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Central South America, northeast of Argentina |
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Geographic coordinates: |
23 00 S, 58 00 W |
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Map references: |
South America |
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Area: |
total: 406,750 sq km
land: 397,300 sq km water: 9,450 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than California |
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Land boundaries: |
total: 3,920 km
border countries: Argentina 1,880 km, Bolivia 750 km, Brazil 1,290 km |
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Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked) |
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Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) |
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Climate: |
subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west |
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Terrain: |
grassy plains and wooded hills east of Rio Paraguay; Gran Chaco region west of Rio Paraguay mostly low, marshy plain near the river, and dry forest and thorny scrub elsewhere |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: junction of Rio Paraguay and Rio Parana 46 m
highest point: Cerro Pero (Cerro Tres Kandu) 842 m |
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Natural resources: |
hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone |
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Land use: |
arable land: 7.6%
permanent crops: 0.23% other: 92.17% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
670 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
local flooding in southeast (early September to June); poorly drained plains may become boggy (early October to June) |
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Environment - current issues: |
deforestation; water pollution; inadequate means for waste disposal pose health risks for many urban residents; loss of wetlands |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note: |
landlocked; lies between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil; population concentrated in southern part of country |
More about Paraguay:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Central South America, northeast of Argentina |
|
Geographic coordinates: |
23 00 S, 58 00 W |
|
Map references: |
South America |
|
Area: |
total: 406,750 sq km
land: 397,300 sq km water: 9,450 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than California |
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Land boundaries: |
total: 3,920 km
border countries: Argentina 1,880 km, Bolivia 750 km, Brazil 1,290 km |
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Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked) |
|
Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) |
|
Climate: |
subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west |
|
Terrain: |
grassy plains and wooded hills east of Rio Paraguay; Gran Chaco region west of Rio Paraguay mostly low, marshy plain near the river, and dry forest and thorny scrub elsewhere |
|
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: junction of Rio Paraguay and Rio Parana 46 m
highest point: Cerro Pero (Cerro Tres Kandu) 842 m |
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Natural resources: |
hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone |
|
Land use: |
arable land: 7.6%
permanent crops: 0.23% other: 92.17% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
670 sq km (1998 est.) |
|
Natural hazards: |
local flooding in southeast (early September to June); poorly drained plains may become boggy (early October to June) |
|
Environment - current issues: |
deforestation; water pollution; inadequate means for waste disposal pose health risks for many urban residents; loss of wetlands |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note: |
landlocked; lies between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil; population concentrated in southern part of country |
More about Paraguay: