Paraguay ☃

Paraguay is located in South America. It is surrounded by Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina. The capital of Paraguay is Asuncíon. Other cities are Ciudad del Este, Concepcion, and Encarnacion. The population of the country is 6,375,830. Paraguayans speak Spanish, but 90% of them understand The language Guarani.

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Crops Soybeans, cotton, tobacco, and sugarcane are the most important crops in Paraguay. Soybeans weren't produced in Paraguay until 1967 but now the annual output is 1 million tons. Cotton is one of the oldest crops in the country, and used to be the most produced. Tobacco has been used for centuries as well. It is grown mostly by small farmers and is exported to many countries. Sugarcane production in Paraguay keeps increasing every year.

Clothing In Paraguay, the people dress just like most other Latin American countries. For formal wear, most men wear dark suits and the women wear suits sometimes too.

Animals Paraguay is home to many species of bats, opossums, deer, and monkeys. They also have quite a few jaguars that hunt all of these animals. There are many animals there that we would also see in America. They have birds, dogs, and cats.

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Government Paraguay has a constitutional republic style of government and has a 45 member senate. The president of Paraguay is Nicanor Duarte Frutos.

Religion About 90% of people in Paraguay are Catholics. 1.15% say they have no religion.

History Paraguay was granted independence from Spain in 1811. They used to be a dictatorship and have gone through only a few wars.

Paraguay's climate is hot and humid, but it is also rainy Paraguay's climate is hot and humid, but it is also rainy. This is good because the crops won't dry out. This climate also lets just about every crop to be grown in Paraguay.

Bibliography http://www.state.gov http://www.lonelyplanet.com/paraguay http://www.country-studies.com/paraguay/crops