Paraguay is a landlocked country located between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil. It is divided into two regions by the Paraguay River - Occidental Paraguay or Gran Chaco in the west, which has a tropical climate, and Oriental Paraguay or Eastern Paraguay in the east, which has a subtropical climate. The majority of Paraguay's population lives in the eastern region, where most people are mestizos of mixed European and indigenous ancestry. The capital and largest city of Paraguay is Asunción. Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion.

1. Paraguay
By: Regina & Helen

2. Bolivia
Paraguay is a landlocked country,
which means it is trapped by
his 2 big buddies and Bolivia.

3. The Paraguay River divided Paraguay into 2
parts.

4. One of the 2 parts are called Occidental Paraguay, or
Gran Chaco. The climate here is tropical.

5. The other one of the part is the Oriental
Paraguay or the Eastern Paraguay. The climate
is subtropical.

6. 5% is in the west
and only have small
number of Indians
(not mixed)
95% of the people is
in the east and
most are Mestizos

7. The minorities
in Paraguay are
Chinese, German,
Korea, and Japanese in Paraguay!

9. n rural life, most people
ive in a one-room house,
named Ranchos.

10. The capital city is
Asuncíon.

11. Roman Catholic is
the main religion
in Paraguay.

12. There are many kinds of food and drinks in
Paraguay and there are:

13. Mandioca,

14. Chipa,

15. Sopa Paraguaya

16. Asado,

17. and
Matè.

18. There are some cultural
clothes in Paraguay and
they are:

19. Ponchos,

20. Rebozos,

21. and aho-poi.

22. Guaraní people lived in Paraguayan way before
the Spanish came.

23. In 1537, Juan de Ayolas came to Paraguay.

24. Then the Jesuits came and
change Paraguay’s religion
into Roman Catholicism in
1588.

25. The Spanish is jealous of the wealth of the Jesuit
and they complain to Spanish King Charles III.
Thus, the King expel the Jesuit.

26. In 1811, Paraguayans kick out the Spanish
Government and have independence.
Do you know the meaning of the
title of the national anthem?
“Paraguayos, República o Muerte”

27. The 1st president is José Gaspar Rodríguez de
Francia.
After José died, Carlos
Antonio López became
the new president.

28. López died in 1862
and his son became
the new president.
1864: have war with
Brazil. Thus begins
the War of the Triple
Alliance.

29. There are more than 30 presidents
are elected between 1870 to
1932.
1932: Have war with Bolivia to
have Gran Chaco.

30. Fernando Lugo Mendez is
the president of
Paraguay now.

31. The HDI of Paraguay is: 0.761.
• Life expectancy: 71.7
• Literacy rate: 94.6%
• GDP per Capita = $4,433