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Appendix A. Tables

Table 1. Metric Conversion Coofficients and Factors

When you kowMultiply byTo find
Millimeters0.04inches
Centimeters0.39inches
Meters3.3feet
Kilometers0.62miles
Hectares2.47acres
Square kilometers0.39square miles
Cubic meters35.3cubic feet
Liters0.26gallons
Kilograms2.2pounds
Metric tons0.98long tons
1.1short tons
2,204pounds
Degrees Celsius (Centigrade)1.8 and add 32degrees Fahrenheit

Table 2. Population Growth, Selected Years, 1886-1982

Census YearTotal PopulationAnnual Intercensal Growth Rate (in percentage)
1886-87329,645
1914650,4512.5
1924828,9682.5
1936992,4201.5
19501,343,1002.2
19621,854,4002.7
19722,357,9552.7
19823,026,1652.5

Source: Based on information from Paraguay, Dirección General de Estadística y Censos, Censo nacional de población y viviendas, 1982: Cifras provisionales, Asunción, December 1982, 30.

Table 3. Population and Intercensal Growth Rates, 1950-82

Total PopulationAnnual Growth Rate (in percentage)
Area1950196219721982 1950-621962-721972-82
Asunción Metropolitan Area271,901409,273579,014794,1663.53.63.2
Central Asunción206,634288,822388,958455,5172.83.11.6
Paraguay Total1,328,4521,819,1032,357,9553,026,1652.72.72.5

Source: Based on information from Paraguay, Dirección General de Estadística y Censos, Censo nacional de población y viviendas, 1982: Cifras provisionales, Asunción, December 1982, 21 2.

Table 4. Educational Enrollment by Age-group, 1965 and 1985

(in percentage)
LevelSex19651985
PrimaryMale109*104*
Female9698
Total102*101*
SecondaryMale1331
Female1330
Total1331
TertiaryTotal410

*Gross enrollment sometimes exceeded 100 percent, because some pupils might by younger or older than the standard primary-school age.

Source: Based on information from World Bank, World Development Report: 1988, New York, 1988.

Table 5. Innoculation of Children Under One Year of Age, 1981-84

(in percentage)
Vaccine19811982198319 84
Tuberculosis42475580
DPT*28344567
Poliomyelitis26394768
Measles16273762

*Diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus.

Source: Based on information from Pan American Health Organization, Health Conditions in the Americas, 1981-1984, II, Washington, 1986, 188.

Table 6. Deaths by Age-group, 1981-84

Age-Group Percentage of all Deaths Rate per 1,000 Inhabitants19811982198319841981198219831984
Less than 1 2121202059.051.251.049.8
1-477784.23.84.14.1
5-1433330.60.70.70.7
15 and over696970697.57.78.18.0
TOTAL1001001001006.96.46.76.6

Source: Based on information from Pan American Health Organization, Health Conditions in the Americas, 1981-1984, II, Washington, 1986, 185.

Table 7. Balance of Payments, Selected Years, 1980-86

(in millions of United States dollars)
1980198219841986
Merchandise
Exports (f.o.b.)*
Registered exports311.0329.9334.5232.5
Unregistered exports271.9162.1143.4138.4
Total exports582.9492.0477.9370.9
Imports (f.o.b.)*
Registered imports675.3723.4661.0518.1
Unregistered imports379.0124.599.5379.7
Total imports1054.3847.9760.5897.8
Trade Balance-471.4-355.9-282.6- 526.9
Services
Credits118.1177.5103.6174.4
Debits260.0360.9194.9264.9
Net services-141.9-183.4-91.3- 90.5
Income
Receipts80.2122.970.762.0
Payments84.591.391.6106.0
Net income-4.331.6-20.9- 44.0
Transfers
Official4.83.56.812.5
Private-0.31.52.50.6
Net transfers4.55.09.313.1
Current account balance-613.1 -502.7-385.5 - 648.3
Net Direct foreign investments29.833.70.531.0
Long-term loans
Official sources36.4106.1136.596.5
Private sources89.1137.725.71.0
Net long-term loans125.5243.8162.297.5
Other capital
Net short-term loans0.0-82.0-35.0- 44.7
Errors and omissions203.6-168.7-51.7375.1
Net other capital203.6-250.7-86.7330.4
Overall balance excluding Itaipú hydroelectric plant-254.2 -475.9-309.5- 189.4
Net inflows related to Itaipú hydroelectric plant.405.1345.7213.2110.0
Overall balance150.9-130.2-96.3- 79.4
Changes in reserves ( - means increase)-150.9130.296.379.4

*Free on board.

Table 8. Presidential Election Results, 1954- 88

(as reported by the government)
YearTotal VotesColorado PartyRadical Liberal Party Liberal PartyFebrerista Revolutionary PartyBlank/Annulled Votes
1954239,978236,191---- --3,787
(98.4%) (1.6%)
1958303,478295,414---- --8,064
(97.3%)(2.7%)
1963628,615569,551--47,7501--11,314
(90.6%)(7.6%)(1.8%)
1968656,414465,535139,62227,96516,8716,421
(70.9%)2(21.3%)(4.3%)(2.6%)(1.0%)
1973814,610681,30698,09624,611--10,597
(83.6%)(12%)(3%) (1.3%)
19781,091,994990,77454,98437,059--9,177
(90.7%)(5%)(3.4%)(.8%)
19831,048,886944,63759,09434,010--11,145
(90.1%)(5.6%)(3.2%) (1.1%)
19881,339,0031,187,73895,50042,442--13,323
(88.7%)(7.1%)(3.2%) (1%)

--Means did not participate.
1 Participated as the Renovation Movement.
2 Percentages for some elections do not add to 100 because of rounding.

Source: Based on information from El Diario de noticias [Asunción], February 14, 1988; and Foreign Broadcast Information Service, Daily Report: Latin America. (FBIS-LAT-88-033A.) Washington, February 19, 1988, 38.

Table 9. Composition of the Paraguayan Army, 1988

Type of UnitNumber
Presidential Escort Regiment1*
Corps headquarters3
Infantry divisions8
Cavalry division1
Artillery battalions3
Engineer battalions6
Signals and transport battalion1
TOTAL STRENGTH12,500

*Administered independently.

Table 10. Major Equipment of the Paraguayan Army, 1988

EquipmentNumberSource
M-4A3 Sherman and Sherman Firefly medium tanks12Argentina (United States- made)
M-3A1 light tanks12Brazil (United States-made)
M-8 and M-3 armored cars12Brazil (United States-made)
EE-9 Cascavel armored cars20Brazil
M-2 modified half-track armored personnel carriers3Brazil (United States- made)
EE-11 Urutu armored personnel carriers10Brazil
152mm Vickers Mk V coastal guns6Britain
75mm Bofors Model 1927/34 howitzers25Argentina (Swedish-made)
105mm M-101 howitzers48France
81mm mortarsn.a.France
107 mortarsn.a.United States
75mm antitank gunsn.a.United States
20mm air defense guns20n.a.
40mm M-1A1 air defense guns10United States
Army Aviation
Fokker S-11 aircraft8Brazil (United States-made)
Bell 47G helicopters3Brazil (United States-made)

n.a.--not available.

Table 11. Major Equipment of the Paraguayan Navy, 1988

Type of VesselNumberSourceSize
Roraima-class gunboat with helicopter deck11983/Brazil220 tons
Bouchard ex-minesweepers31937-38/Argentina450 tons
Paraguay class21931/Italy636 tons
701-class small patrol craft61940s/United States15 tons
Large patrol craft11907/Netherlands180 tons
LSM 1-class with helicopter deck11944/United Statesn.a.
LCU 501-class21945/United States143 tons
Freighter11968/Spain1,150 tons
River transport11901/Belgiumn.a.
Floating dock11944/United Statesn.a.
Floating workshop11942/United Statesn.a.
Floating crane11907/Netherlandsn.a.
Tugs21945/United States84 tons
Marine battalion1
Naval aviation
Douglas C-47 transport aircraft1United Statesn.a.
Cessna 150M and 206 aircraft9United Statesn.a.
T-6G Texan armed training aircraft2United Statesn.a.
OH-13 Sioux helicopters3United Statesn.a.
Hiller UH-12E helicopters2United Statesn.a.
On Order
HB-35OB Esquilo helicopters2Braziln.a.
Total strength3,150

n.a.--not available.

Table 12. Major Equipment of the Paraguayan Air Force, 1988

Type of AircraftNumber
Composite Squadron
EMB-326 Xavante light counterinsurgency aircraft8
Cessna aircraft (337, 402, 185 Skywagon)7
Bell OH-13A helicopters8
Hiller UH-12 helicopters2
Transport Squadron
Douglas DC-6B3
Douglas C-54 transport aircraft2
Douglas C-47 transport aircraft11
DeHavilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter1
DeHavilland Canada DHC-3 Otter1
CASA C-212 Aviocar4
Convair PBY-5A Catalina amphibious aircraft1
Training Squadron
Neiva T-25 Universal10
Aerotec T-23 Uirupuru8
North American T-6 Texan armed trainers7

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