Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay (Spanish: República del Paraguay, pron. IPA , Guarani: Tetä Paraguáype), is a landlocked country in South America. It lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, bordering Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. The name of the country means "water that goes to the water," derived from the Guaraní words pará ("ocean"), gua ("to/from"), and y ("water"). The expression in Guaraní often refers solely to Asunción, but in Spanish refers to the entire country.

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Europeans first arrived in the area in the early 16th century and the settlement of Asunción was founded on August 15, 1537, by the Spanish explorer Juan de Salazar. The city eventually became the centre of a Spanish colonial province, as well as a primary site of the Jesuit missions and settlements in South America in the 18th century. Paraguay declared its independence by overthrowing the local Spanish authorities on May 14, 1811. In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865–1870), Paraguay lost 140,000 square kilometres (54,000 sq mi) of territory (e.g. the Misiones region) and suffered a huge loss of its male population. Tradition holds that up to two thirds or more of the adult male population was killed, but some argue that upon analysis from historic records and census reports, this figure is greatly exaggerated.

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Lugo tauscht Armeeführung aus: Paraguay: Präsident reagiert auf Putschgerüchte. Linke demonstriert Unterstützun.. http://bit.ly/3sMpCb
CONTRACOMA (CONTRACOMA) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:05:51 -0000
Lugo tauscht Armeeführung aus: Paraguay: Präsident reagiert auf Putschgerüchte. Linke demonstriert Unterstützun.. http://bit.ly/3sMpCb
@misstoriblack talk i think you vajayjay is a perfect topic for a tweet. Greetings from Asunción Paraguay
chocolim (chocolim) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:50:06 -0000
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Paraguay Soccer: Olimpia 2 - 1 Luqueno - FT - http://bit.ly/ibgtl
paraguaysoccer (Paraguay Soccer) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:37:34 -0000
Paraguay Soccer: Olimpia 2 - 1 Luqueno - FT - http://bit.ly/ibgtl
volviendo del partido de los gators!!! extranho mi Asuncion del Paraguay!!!
NatiNequi (Natalia Nequi) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:33:03 -0000
volviendo del partido de los gators!!! extranho mi Asuncion del Paraguay!!!
Facing possible coup in Paraguay, Pres. Lugo must be depressed to see no resolution to Honduran crisis, http://bit.ly/hHi18.
benjamingedan (Benjamin Gedan) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:51:29 -0000
Facing possible coup in Paraguay, Pres. Lugo must be depressed to see no resolution to Honduran crisis, http://bit.ly/hHi18.
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paraguay4u (Auswandern Paraguay) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:33:08 -0000
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