!!!Paraguay: Geography ||Location|Central South America, northeast of Argentina, southwest of Brazil ||Geographic Coordinates|23 00 S, 58 00 W[{GoogleMap location='-23.0,-58.0' zoom='4'}] ||Area |''total: ''406,752 sq km\\''land: ''397,302 sq km\\''water: ''9,450 sq km\\[[__''Verified in 8 databases''__] ||Land boundaries|''total: ''3,995 km\\''border countries: ''Argentina 1,880 km, Bolivia 750 km, Brazil 1,365 km ||Coastline|0 km (landlocked) ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''junction of Rio Paraguay and Rio Parana 46 m\\''highest point: ''Cerro Pero 842 m ||Highest Mountains| ||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 ||Natural Hazards|local flooding in southeast (early September to June); poorly drained plains may become boggy (early October to June) ||Natural Resource|hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone ||Land Use|''arable land: ''9.59%\\''permanent crops: ''0.22%\\''other: ''90.19% (2011) ||Climate|subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west ||Irrigated Land|670 sq km (2003) ||Renewable Water Resources|336 cu km (2011) ||Environment_CurrentIssues|deforestation; water pollution; inadequate means for waste disposal pose health risks for many urban residents; loss of wetlands ||Environment - international agreements|''party to: ''Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands\\''signed, but not ratified: ''none of the selected agreements ||Large Cities|__Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists :__\\According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Asunción; Ciudad del Este; San Lorenzo; Luque; Capiatá\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Asunción; Ciudad del Este; San Lorenzo; Capiatá; Lambaré\\\\\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] \\[Important Cities|Geography/America/Paraguay/Geography/Important_Cities] ||Geography-note|landlocked; lies between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil; population concentrated in southern part of country