Paraguay

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Official Name
Republic of Paraguay
Population Full

7,192,000 (2020 World Factbook)

Principal Languages
Paraguayan Guaraní, Spanish
Literacy Rate
94% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CPPDCE (2007), CSICH (2006), ICCPR (1992), ILOCITP (1993), UNCRPD (2008), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Adelaar 1991, Adelaar and Muysken 2004, Campbell 1997, Campbell and King 2011, Crevels 2007
Deaf Population
316,200
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Paraguay is 23. All are living languages. Of these, 19 are indigenous and 4 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 6 are developing, 3 are vigorous, 10 are in trouble, and 1 is dying. Also listed are 3 unestablished languages and 1 macrolanguage.