Paraguay
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Where it is
Languages
Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.
What it sells, and to whom
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Exports
Natural resources
Industries
Farms and fisheries
- soybeans
- sugarcane
- maize
- cassava
- wheat
- rice
Largest cities
| Asunción capital | 1,482,200 |
| Ciudad del Este | 301,815 |
| San Lorenzo | 227,876 |
| Capiatá | 198,553 |
| Lambaré | 126,377 |
Wars and conflicts
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Money, belief and alliances
Money
Belongs to
Organization of American States
United Nations
World Meteorological Organization
International Development Association
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Union of South American Nations
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
UNESCO
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
World Health Organization
World Trade Organization
Interpol
Universal Postal Union
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
Climate and geography
subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west
Climate zone
Highest point
Landmarks and landscapes
Landlocked. Southern hemisphere.
In charge right now
Figures from its history
Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia
First dictator
José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia y Velasco, also known as Doctor Francia or to Paraguayans of his time as Karai Guasu, was a lawyer, politician, statesman and the first dictator (1814–1840) of Paraguay following its 1811 independence from the Spanish...
Alfredo Stroessner
Dictator, 1954-1989
Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda was a Paraguayan politician, army general, and military dictator who ruled as the 42nd president of Paraguay from 15 August 1954 until his overthrow in 1989.