| Capital | nombre: Asuncion coordenadas geográficas: 25 16 S, 57 40 W diferencia de tiempo: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends last Sunday in March etymology: the name means "assumption" and derives from the original name given to the city at its founding in 1537, Nuestra Senora Santa Maria de la Asuncion (Our Lady Saint Mary of the Assumption) |
| División administrativa | 17 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital city*; Alto Paraguay, Alto Parana, Amambay, Asuncion*, Boqueron, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Neembucu, Paraguari, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro |
| Independencia | 14-15 Mayo 1811 (from Spain); note - the uprising against Spanish authorities took place during the night of 14-15 Mayo 1811 and both days are celebrated in Paraguay |
| Feriado nacional | Día de la Independencia, 14-15 Mayo (1811) (observed 15 Mayo); 14 Mayo is celebrated as Flag Day |
| Constitución | history: several previous; latest approved and promulgada 20 Junio 1992 amendments: proposed at the initiative of at least one quarter of either chamber of the National Congress, by the president of the republic, or by petition of at least 30,000 voters; passage requires absolute majority vote by both chambers and approval in a referendum; modificada 2011, 2014; note - in Abril 2017, a proposed amendment to extend presidential term limits was defeated by the lower house of the National Congress (2018) |
| Sufragio | 18 años de edad; universal y obligatorio until the age of 75 |
| Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: Presidente Mario Abdo BENITEZ (desde 15 August 2018); Vice Presidente Hugo Adalberto VELAZQUEZ Moreno (desde 15 August 2018); note - the president is both jefe de estado and jefe de gobierno jefe de gobierno: Presidente Mario Abdo BENITEZ (desde 15 August 2018); Vice Presidente Hugo Adalberto VELAZQUEZ Moreno (desde 15 August 2018) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president elections/appointments: president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a single 5-year term; election last held on 22 April 2018 (next to be held in April 2023) election results: Mario Abdo BENITEZ elected president; percent of vote - Mario Abdo BENITEZ (ANR) 46.4%, Efrain ALEGRE (PLRA) 42.7%, Juan Bautista YBANEZ 3.3%, other 7.6% |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
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