paraguay

paraguay

TRANSPORT FACT SHEET

  1. COUNTRY: Paraguay
  2. CAPITAL: Asunción
  3. GDP GROWTH RATE: -1.0% Growth Rate
  4. MAJOR COMMERCIAL CITIES: San Antonio, Luque, Ciudad del Este, Asuncion, Limpio
  5. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS: Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, Guaraní International Airport, Dr. Luis Maria Argaña International Airport, Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport
  6. MAJOR SEAPORTS: Paraguay River: Asunción, Villeta, San Antonio
    Paraná River: Encarnación
  7. RAIL AND ROADWAYS: The total length of rail in Paraguay is 971 kilometres (603 mi). 441 kilometres (274 mi) of that is standard gauge at 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in). Another 60 kilometres (37 mi) is narrow gauge at 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in), and 470 kilometres (290 mi) of the total railway is privately owned.
    Estimates vary on the total extent of Paraguay's road system, from more than 60,000 kilometres (37,000 mi) to less than 30,000 kilometres (19,000 mi). The discrepancies seem to be the result of differing standards regarding what constitutes a road. Thousands of kilometers of unpaved rural roads exist. Paraguay has about 15,000 kilometres (9,300 mi) of paved, major feeder roads. The core network connects Asunción, Encarnación, and Ciudad del Este.
  8. EXPORT GOODS: The top exports of Paraguay are Soybeans ($1.58B), Electricity ($1.57B), Soybean Meal ($692M), Frozen Bovine Meat ($557M), and Bovine Meat ($468M),
  9. EXPORT PARTNERS: exporting mostly to Brazil ($2.53B), Argentina ($1.74B), Chile ($624M), Russia ($607M), and United States($189M)
  10. IMPORT GOODS: The top imports of Paraguay are Broadcasting Equipment ($1.52B), Cars($401M), Pesticides ($389M), Refined Petroleum ($374M), and Rubber Tires ($199M)
  11. IMPORT PARTNERS: importing mostly from Brazil ($2.5B), United States ($2.3B), China ($1.8B), Argentina($1.07B), and Chile ($481M)