Paraguay is a landlocked country located in central South America, bordered by Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia. It lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the country. Paraguay was ruled by Spain for around 300 years before gaining independence in 1811. In the late 19th century, Paraguay engaged in the disastrous Triple Alliance War against Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, which devastated the country. More recently, Paraguay fought and won the Chaco War against Bolivia from 1932 to 1935 to gain control over disputed border lands. The country has two official languages, Spanish and Guarani. Agriculture is the primary economic activity, with crops like

1. PARAGUAY

2. • PARAGUAY IS A LANDLOCKED COUNTRY IN CENTRAL SOUTH AMERİCA,
BORDERED BY ARGENTINA TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST, BRAZİL TO THE
EAST AND NORTHEAST, AND BOLİVİA TO THE NORTHWEST. PARAGUAY LIES ON
BOTH BANKS OF THE PARAGUAY RİVER, WHICH RUNS THROUGH THE CENTER
OF THE COUNTRY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. DUE TO ITS CENTRAL LOCATION IN
SOUTH AMERICA, IT IS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS CORAZÓN DE
SUDAMÉRICA ("HEART OF SOUTH AMERICA")

3. HISTORY
PARAGUAY WAS HANDLED BY SPAIN APPROXIMATE 300
YEARS.IN 19.CENTURY ,SIMON BOLIVAR'S REVOLUTION WAS
SUCCESFULL..PARAGUAY WON INDEPENDENCE IN1811. HIS
SON ANNOUNCE HIS DİCTATORSHİP. IN 1864 PARAGUAY
START WAR AGAİNTS BRAZIL, ARGENTINA AND
URUGUAY.THIS WAR RUIN PARAGUAY.CHURCH ALLOW
POLYGAMY BECAUSE OF THIS WAR

4. CHACO WAR
IN 1932 PARAGUAY BATTLE
AGAINST BOLIVIA AND THEN
THIS WAR END IN 1935.
PARAGUAY WON.PARAGUAY
EARNED THE LANDS

5. LOCAL CULTURE
• THERE ARE PARAGUAY AMERICAN INDIAN.
• THEY HAVE GOT 19 ANOTHER LANGUAGE
• THE HUGEST GROUP IS GRAN CHACO

6. TRADITIONAL FLOWER
• THE NATIONAL FLOWER OF PARAGUAY IS THE PASSION FLOWER . ALSO
KNOWN AS THE MBURUCUYÁ OR MAYPOP. SOME PEOPLE'S GARDENS MAY
HAVE THEM, BUT ALSO IF YOU ARE LUCKY, YOU MAY FIND SOME OF THEM IN
THE WILD TOO

7. IMPORTANT CITIES
• ASUNCION
• CIODAD DEL ESTE
• SAN LORENZO
• LUQUE
• CAPIATA

8. ECONOMY
• THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMY IS BASED ON
AGRICULTURE.WHEAT, RICE, COTTON, PEANUTS,
TOBACCO, CITRUS COFFEE CORN ARE
GROWN.HALF OF THE WORKING POPULATION IN
THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR.ÜLKENIN BAŞLICA
IHRACAT ÜRÜNLERI ELEKTRIK , SOYA FASULYESI
, PAMUK , ET , BITKISEL YAĞLARDIR. BRAZIL AND
ARGENTINA ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT EXPORT
PARTNERS . MAJOR IMPORT PRODUCTS ARE
TOBACCO, OIL,ELECTRIC MACHINE. THE MOST
IMPORTANT IMPORT PARTNERS ARE
ARGENTINA, USA AND BRAZIL .

9. CLIMATE
• FROM JUNE TO AUGUST ( IN THE WINTER) ;
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES ARE HIGH.
THE REST OF THE YEAR THE WEATHER
HOT AND HUMID. THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY THE WEATHER IS GENERALLY
RAINY IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.

10. SPOKEN LANGUAGES
• PARAGUAY HAS TWO OFFICIAL LANGUAGES. THESE LANGUAGES ARE SPANISH
AND GUARANI . PARAGUAY IS THE ONLY COUNTY WHICH HAS GOT TWO
OFFICAL LANGUAGE IN LATIN AMERICA COUNTRIES.

11. COUNTRY KITCHEN
• PARAGUAY FOOD CULTURE HAS BEEN
INFLUENCED BY MANY CIVILIZATIONS.
HOWEVER, THE MAIN FOOD SOURCE IS UNIQUE.
THE MAIN DIETARY SOURCES ARE CASSAVA AND
CORN. GENERALLY THEY CONSUME TYPYRATY,
FARINE (SUCH AS CORNFLOUR) AND ALMIDON
FOR DINNER. MOSTLY THEY ARE CONSUMED
MEAT CHICKEN, LAMB AND PORK .

12. PREPARED BY ŞAFAK DUMAN