Capital: Asunción
Population (million): 6.661
Total Area: 406,752km²
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 4331.34 Paraguay Guarani (PYG)(2012)
National Holiday: May 15 (1811 Independence Day)
Language(s): Spanish, Guarani

Type of State:
Constitutional Republic

Type of Government:
Bicameral national congress consisting of a 45-member Chamber of Senators and a 80-member Chamber of Deputies. Elections are held every 5 years, with Deputies elected by department and Senators on a nationwide basis. There are 17 departments, plus the capital Asunción, which is an independent municipality.

Head of State:
President Luis Federico FRANCO Gómez

Head of Government:
President Luis Federico FRANCO Gómez

Ministers:
External Relations: José Félix FERNÁNDEZ Estigarribia
Interior: Carmelo CABALLERO
Finance: Manuel Adolfo FERREIRA Brusquetti

Main Political Parties:
Number of seats in the Senate [45] /Chamber [80]: Government: Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA) 14/29; Democratic Progressive Party (PDP) 0/1; Popular Party Tekojoja (PPT) 1/0; Party for a Country of Solidarity (PPS) 2/0. Opposition: National Republican Association/Colorado Party (ANR) 15/34; National Union of Ethical Citizens (PUNACE) 9/11; Beloved Fatherland Movement (PPQ) 4/4, Party for Citizen Participation (PPC) 0/1. As of July 1st, 2013 : Senate [45] / Chamber [80]: Government: National Republican Association (ANR) "Colorado Party" 19/44; Opposition: Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA) 12/28; Democratic Progressive Party (PDP) 3/0; National Union of Ethical Citizens (UNACE) 2/2; Beloved Fatherland Movement (PPQ) 1/1; Party for Citizen Participation (PPC) 0/1; Frente Guasu 5/1 ; Avanza País 2/2; Encuentro Nacional Party (PEN) 1/2.

Elections:
Last : April 21 2013

Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.

Canadian exports to country: $16,902,318
Canadian imports from country: $9,899,689
FDI in Canada: $ million
CDI in Paraguay: $ million

Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Manuel SCHAERER Kanonnikoff

Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Gwyneth A. KUTZ