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Paraguay: |
 | Location: South America
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Asunción
Main Cities: Ciudad del Este, Encarnación
Population: 4,767,000
Area: 406,750 km2
Currency: 1 Paraguayan guaraní = 100 céntimos
Languages: Spanish, Guaraní
Religions: Roman Catholic |
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Paraguay: an inland republic in South America: colonized by the Spanish from 1537, gaining independence in 1811; lost 142 500 sq. km (55 000 sq. miles) of territory and over half its population after its defeat in the war against Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay (1865-70). It is divided by the Paraguay River into a sparsely inhabited semiarid region (Chaco) in the west, and a central region of wooded hills, tropical forests, and rich grasslands, rising to the Paraná plateau in the east. Official languages: Spanish and Guarani. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: guarani. Capital: Asunción. Pop.: 6 018 000 (2004 est.). Area: 406 750 sq. km (157 047 sq. miles) |
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