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Government Of Paraguay
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Country name	conventional long form: republic of paraguay conventional short form: paraguay local short form: paraguay local long form: republica del paraguay
Government type	constitutional republic
Capital	Asuncion
Administrative divisions	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
Independence	14 May 1811 (from Spain)
National holiday	Independence Day, 14 May (1811) (observed 15 May annually)
Constitution	promulgated 20 June 1992
Legal system	based on Argentine codes, Roman law, and French codes; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court of Justice
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal and compulsory up to age 75
Executive branch	chief of state: president nicanor duarte frutos (since 15 august 2003); vice president luis castiglioni joria (since 15 august 2003); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: president nicanor duarte frutos (since 15 august 2003); vice president luis castiglioni joria (since 15 august 2003); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: council of ministers nominated by the president elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for five-year terms; election last held 27 april 2003 (next to be held na april 2008) election results: nicanor duarte frutos elected president; percent of vote - nicanor duarte frutos 37.1%, julio cesar ramon franco gomez 23.9%, pedro nicolas maraa fadul niella 21.3%, guillermo sanchez guffanti 13.5%, other 4.2%
Legislative branch	bicameral Congress or Congreso consists of the Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (80 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: chamber of senators - last held 27 april 2003 (next to be held na april 2008); chamber of deputies - last held 27 april 2003 (next to be held na april 2008) election results: chamber of senators - percent of vote by party - na; seats by party - colorado party 16, plra 12, unace 7, mpq 7, pps 2, pen 1; chamber of deputies - percent of vote by party - na; seats by party - colorado party 37, plra 21, unace 10, mpq 10, pps 2
Judicial branch	Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (judges appointed on the proposal of the Counsel of Magistrates or Consejo de la Magistratura)
Political parties and leaders	Asociacion Nacional Republicana - Colorado Party or ANR [leader NA]; Movimiento Patria Querida or MPQ [Pedro Nicolas Maraa FADUL Niella]; Movimiento Union Nacional de Colorados Eticos or UNACE [Lino Cesar OVIEDO Silva]; Partido Encuentro Nacional or PEN [Diego ABENTE Brun]; Partido Liberal Radical Autentico or PLRA [Julio Cesar FRANCO]; Partido Pais Solidario or PPS [Carlos Alberto FILIZZOLA Pallares]; note - Nicanor DUARTE Frutos on leave as party leader of the Colorado Party or ANR while serving as President of Paraguay
Political pressure groups and leaders	Ahorristas Estafados or AE; Coordinating Table of National Campesino Organizations or MCNOC; National Federation of Campesinos or FNC; National Workers Central or CNT; Paraguayan Workers Confederation or CPT; Roman Catholic Church; Unitary Workers Central or CUT;;
International organization participation	FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MONUC, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIL, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
Diplomatic representation in the US	chief of mission: ambassador james spalding hellmers consulate(s) general: kansas city, los angeles, miami, new orleans, new york FAX: [1] (202) 234-4508 telephone: [1] (202) 483-6960 through 6962 chancery: 2400 massachusetts avenue nw, washington, dc 20008
Diplomatic representation from the US	chief of mission: ambassador john f. keane embassy: 1776 avenida mariscal lopez, casilla postal 402, asuncion mailing address: unit 4711, apo aa 34036-0001 telephone: [595] (21) 213-715 FAX: [595] (21) 213-728
Flag description	three equal, horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue with an emblem centered in the white band; unusual flag in that the emblem is different on each side; the obverse (hoist side at the left) bears the national coat of arms (a yellow five-pointed star within a green wreath capped by the words REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY, all within two circles); the reverse (hoist side at the right) bears the seal of the treasury (a yellow lion below a red Cap of Liberty and the words Paz y Justicia (Peace and Justice) capped by the words REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY, all within two circles)

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