Capital : Asuncion
Major Language(s) : Spanish, Guarani
Largest City : Asuncion
Date of UN Membership : 24 Oct. 1945
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 1081
Currency : guaraní
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 9979
Area (km²) : 406752
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 5359
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 13
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 1961
Urban Population (%, 1990-99) : 52
Rate of Urban Growth Population (% per annum, 1990-99): 3,9
Source: 2002, United Nations Publications.