The departments are divided into districts, which are subdivided into municipalities and rural districts. The economy of Paraguay is primarily agricultural, but the manufacturing sector has grown significantly. Agriculture Paraguay's principle industry is farming. The leading agricultural products are cassava, seed cotton, sugarcane, corn, soybeans, sweet potatoes, bananas, oranges, and wheat. Mining is unimportant in Paraguay, except that limestone deposits are used to make cement.
Manufacturing is confined largely to agricultural and forestry products.