Paraguay
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Paraguay
Official name: | Republic of Paraguay |
Capital: | Asuncion |
Area: | total: 406,750 sq km water: 9,450 sq km land: 397,300 sq km |
Climate: | subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west |
Location: | Central South America, northeast of Argentina |
Geographic coordinates: | 23 00 S, 58 00 W |
Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than California |
Land boundaries: | total: 3,920 km border countries: Argentina 1,880 km, Bolivia 750 km, Brazil 1,290 km |
Coastline: | 0 km (landlocked) |
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 |
Map of Paraguay