Paraguay

[[José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay (; ), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. It has a population of around 6.1 million, nearly 2.3 million of whom live in the capital and largest city of Asunción, and its surrounding metro area.

Spanish conquistadores arrived in 1524, and in 1537 established the city of Asunción, the first capital of the Governorate of the Río de la Plata. During the 17th century, Paraguay was the center of Jesuit missions, where the native Guaraní people were converted to Christianity and introduced to European culture. After the expulsion of the Jesuits from Spanish territories in 1767, Paraguay increasingly became a peripheral colony. Following independence from Spain in the early 19th century, Paraguay was ruled by a series of authoritarian governments. This period ended with the disastrous Paraguayan War (1864–1870), during which the country lost half its prewar population and around 25–33% of its territory. In the 20th century, Paraguay faced another major international conflictthe Chaco War (1932–1935) against Boliviain which Paraguay prevailed. The country came under a succession of military dictators, culminating in the 35 year regime of Alfredo Stroessner, which lasted until his overthrow in 1989 by an internal military coup. This marked the beginning of Paraguay's current democratic era.

Paraguay is a developing country, ranking 105th in the Human Development Index. It is a founding member of Mercosur, the United Nations, the Organization of American States, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Lima Group. Additionally, the city of Luque, in metropolitan Asuncion, is the seat of the South American Football Confederation.

Although one of only two landlocked countries in South America (Bolivia is the other), Paraguay has ports on the Paraguay and Paraná rivers that give exit to the Atlantic Ocean, through the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway. The majority of Paraguay's 6 million people are ''mestizo'', and Guarani culture remains widely influential; more than 90% of the population speak various dialects of the Guarani language alongside Spanish. Paraguay's GDP per capita PPP is the seventh in South America. In a 2017 Positive Experience Index based on global polling data, Paraguay ranked as the "world's happiest place". Provided by Wikipedia
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    Asuncion (pub. 1936-)
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    Published 1963
    1963-1987.
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    Published 1936
    Asunción : Impr. Nacional, 1936-
    1 online resource (volumes)
    “...Paraguay...”
    Center for Research Libraries: no.131-133 (Mar 20-30, 1937)
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    Published 1936
    Asunción : Impr. Nacional, 1936-
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    Published 1960
    Asunción : Imprenta Nacional, 1960.
    1 online resource (20 pages)
    “...Paraguay...”
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    Published 1947
    Asunción : Imprenta Naval, 1947.
    176 p. in various pagings ; 21 cm.
    “...Paraguay. Armada...”
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    Asunción, República del Paraguay : El Pueblo.
    “...Partido Liberal (Paraguay)...”
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    Asunción, República del Paraguay : El Pueblo.
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    “...Partido Liberal (Paraguay)...”
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    Asunción [Paraguay] : La Patria.
    “...Partido Nacional Republicano (Paraguay)...”
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    Asunción [Paraguay] : La Unión.
    “...Partido Nacional Republicano (Paraguay)...”
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    Asunción : Establecimiento Tipografico de El Pais.
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    “...Paraguay. Ministerio del Interior...”
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    Asuncion [18--]-
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    “...Paraguay. Ministerio de Hacienda...”
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    Asunción [Paraguay] : La Patria.
    volumes ; 63 cm.
    “...Partido Nacional Republicano (Paraguay)...”
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    Asunción [Paraguay] : La Unión.
    volumes ; 63 cm.
    “...Partido Nacional Republicano (Paraguay)...”
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    Published 1939
    Asunción : Imprenta Nacional, 1939.
    1 online resource (99 pages)
    “...Paraguay. Congreso Nacional...”
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    Asunción.
    10 no. ill. quarterly.
    “...Paraguay. Ministerio de Agricultura...”
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    Assomption [i.e. Asunción] du Paraguay : Bureau général de statistique.
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    Assomption [i.e. Asunción] du Paraguay : Bureau général de statistique.
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    “...Paraguay. Bureau Général de Statistique...”
    Center for Research Libraries: Apr 24, 1888-Dec 24, 1891
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    Published 1928
    Asunción : Imprenta Nacional, 1928-1932.
    5 v. : ill.
    “...Instituto Nacional de Parasitología (Paraguay)...”
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    Asunción [18]
    volumes tables (some folded) 22-31 cm.
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    “...Paraguay. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores...”
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