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Republic of Paraguay

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Republic of Paraguay
República del Paraguay
Paraguái Tavakuairetã
Flag of Republic of Paraguay
Flag
Coat of arms of Republic of Paraguay
Coat of arms
Location of Republic of Paraguay
CapitalAsunción
Official languagesSpanish
Guarani
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
GovernmentUnitary presidential constitutional republic
• President
Santiago Peña
Area
• Total
406,752 km²
Population
• 2022 estimate
6,109,644


Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay is a landlocked country in South America bordered by Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia. Paraguay is a member of Mercosur, and the UN.

History[edit | edit source]

War of the Triple Alliance[edit | edit source]

In 1864 Brazil, and Argentina invaded Uruguay, a Paraguayan ally, and established a puppet government, Paraguayan President Solano López responded by declaring war. Brazil, Argentina, and the new government of Uruguay then formed an alliance to destroy Paraguay, financially supported by the British. For the next 5 years the three powers committed a genocide against the Paraguayan people, and by the time President Lopez was killed in 1970, only 250,000 people were still alive, less than a 6th of its total population at the start of the war. Following the war Brazil annexed 20,000 square miles of Paraguayan territory and Argentina annexed 36,000 square miles. Paraguay had been the most prosperous country in South America, following the war its population and economy were destroyed, and was subservient to British imperialism.[1]

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