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Capitale
nom: Asuncion
coordonnées géographiques: 25 16 S, 57 40 W
différence de temps: 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)
Fête de l'Indépendance
14-15 Mai 1811 (from Spain); note - the uprising against Spanish authorities took place during the night of 14-15 Mai 1811 and both days are celebrated in Paraguay
Fête nationale
Jour De l'Indépendance, 14-15 Mai (1811) (observed 15 Mai); 14 Mai is celebrated as Flag Day
Constitution
history: several previous; latest approved and promulgated 20 Juin 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; amended 2011, 2014; note - in Avril 2017, a proposed amendment to extend presidential term limits was defeated by the lower house of the National Congress (2018)
Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur
18 ans; universal et forcé until the age of 75
Pouvoir exécutif
chef d'état (Président): Président Mario Abdo BENITEZ (depuis 15 August 2018); Vice Président Hugo Adalberto VELAZQUEZ Moreno (depuis 15 August 2018); note - the president is both chef d'état (Président) and chef de gouvernement (1er ministre)
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Président Mario Abdo BENITEZ (depuis 15 August 2018); Vice Président Hugo Adalberto VELAZQUEZ Moreno (depuis 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%

Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019