{"id":2862,"date":"2003-07-07T13:29:51","date_gmt":"2003-07-07T17:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/?p=2862"},"modified":"2008-10-14T11:44:39","modified_gmt":"2008-10-14T15:44:39","slug":"south-america-paraguay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/south-america-paraguay\/2862\/","title":{"rendered":"Paraguay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"captionLeft\">\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/files\/2008\/08\/paraguay.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2863\" title=\"paraguay\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/files\/2008\/08\/paraguay.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Capital:  \tAsunci\u00f3n<br \/>\nPopulation: \t5.8 million (UN, 2003)<br \/>\nYear of Independence: \t1811, from Spain<br \/>\nType of Government: \tConstitutional Republic<br \/>\nGNP: \t$26.2 billion (2001 est.)<\/p>\n<p>Natural Resources: hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone<\/p>\n<p>Political Parties: Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA); Christian Democratic Party (PDC); Febrerista Revolutionary Party (PRF); National Encounter Party (PEN); National Republican Association (Colorado Party)<\/p>\n<p>Paraguay has a large mestizo population that depends, along with the country, on agriculture and forestry to support its economy. Paraguay&#8217;s large informal economy, comprised of reexports and microenterprises, gives it an important financial boost. A lack of economic development has left the country population foundering in debt. A coup in 1989 overthrew a 35-year presidential dictatorship. From 1996 to 1999, further power struggles led to the death of a vice president, the impeachment of the president, and an attempted coup of the current government, headed by Luis Gonz\u00e1lez Macchi. The election of the Vice President Julio C\u00e9sar Franco in 2000 brought the liberal party into play for the first time since 1947. Widespread structural corruption and the need for reform give rise to political unrest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capital: Asunci\u00f3n Population: 5.8 million (UN, 2003) Year of Independence: 1811, from Spain Type of Government: Constitutional Republic GNP: $26.2 billion (2001 est.) 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