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Paraguay Transportation
Inadequate physical infrastructure, which had been responsible
for the economy's slow development, persisted in the late 1980s.
Landlocked and underpopulated, Paraguay was often dependent on
river systems as the principal means of transportation. In the
1980s, the country also enjoyed a rapidly growing road system and
trucking industry. In the 1970s, Paraguay broke its long-time
dependence on Argentina for access to the Atlantic Ocean when a
major road system was completed, connecting the eastern border
region with the Brazilian ports of Santos and Paranaguá. Along with
new roads, the number of traffic lights in the capital increased,
going from one in the early 1980s to over a dozen late in the
decade.
Data as of December 1988
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