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	Paraguay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, bordering Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest, and is located in the very heart of South America.
		Paraguay fought the War of the Triple Alliance against Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, and was defeated in 1870 after five years of the bloodiest war in South America.
		Politics of Paraguay takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Paraguay is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
	simlovic.sk /wikipedia/en.php/Paraguay (1725 words)

	Paraguay, country, South America. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Paraguay is enclosed by Bolivia on the north and west, Brazil on the east, and Argentina on the south and west; Bolivia and Paraguay are the two landlocked nations of the continent.
		The eastern part of the country, between the Paraguay and Paraná rivers, where most of the population lives, is a lowland, rising in the east and north to a plateau region.
		In 2001, Paraguay’s request to extradite Oviedo from Brazil was rejected by the latter country’s supreme court.
	www.bartleby.com /65/pa/Paraguay.html (1748 words)

	Encyclopedia
		Paraguay proper, where rainfall is heavy, is covered by dense evergreen forests interspersed with a wide variety of tropical grasses, ferns, palms, and exotic flowers.
		The population of Paraguay in 1992 was estimated at 4,123,550; for 2003 it was estimated at 5,878,000.
		Paraguay was among the states that favored collective action by the OAS against the Cuban regime, but such measures were not approved by the two-thirds majority required.
	www.history.com /encyclopedia.do?articleId=218604 (3849 words)

	paraguay
		Paraguay's forests are threatened by the expansion of agriculture.
		Paraguay's armed forces numbered 20,200 (12,900 draftees) in 1995, with about 14,900 in the army, 3,600 in the navy (including 900 marines), and 1,700 in the air force.
		Paraguay acclaims--despite their reputations as dictators--the first three leaders of the independent nation: José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (El Supremo, 1761?-1840); his nephew Carlos Antonio López (1790-1862); and the latter's son Francisco Solano López (El Mariscal, 1827-70).
	cms.westport.k12.ct.us /cmslmc/foreignlanguages/samerica/paraguay.htm (3216 words)

	The EU's relations with Paraguay - Overview
		The Republic of Paraguay is a landlocked country bordered by Bolivia to the north-west and north, Brazil to the north-east and east, and Argentina to the south-east, south, and west.
		Paraguay is a constitutional democracy whose Constitution was ratified on 22 June 1992.
		In economic terms, Paraguay was severely hit by the regional crisis of its neighbours, Argentina and Brazil, in 2002, and suffered serious economic and financial deterioration, with a fall of real GDP around 4% in 2002.
	ec.europa.eu /comm/external_relations/paraguay/intro/index.htm (1253 words)

	Paraguay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Paraguay, inland republic in South America, bounded on the northwest and north by Bolivia, on the east by Brazil, and on the south and southwest by Argentina.
		Paraguay proper, where rainfall is heavy, is covered by dense evergreen forests mixed with a wide variety of tropical grasses, ferns, palms, and exotic flowers.
		The population of Paraguay is 5,070,856, mostly in the western Oriental.
	www.bergen.org /AAST/Projects/LatinAmerica/adaehr/enparaguay.html (552 words)

	Paraguay the Economy
		Paraguay was the most agricultural economy of South America, and that sector influenced the performance of virtually every other sector of the economy.
		Paraguay's poverty was mostly a rural phenomenon, which increasingly involved competition for land in the eastern region near the Brazilian border, especially in the departments (administrative divisions) of Alto Paraná, Canendiyú, and Caaguazú.
		Paraguay contained little oil and no precious metals or sea coasts, but the country was self-sufficient in many areas and was endowed with fertile land, dense forests, and swift rivers.
	www.country-studies.com /paraguay/the-economy.html (639 words)

	Paraguay
		The name "Paraguay" is derived from the Guarani words "pará", meaning "this side" and "guay", meaning "river".
		In the Chaco War of 1932-1935 invading Bolivian troops, trying to gain a port on the Paraguay river for their landlocked country, were expelled by the Paraguayan Armed Forces from most of the Chaco region.
		Paraguay's economy is very dependent on Brazil, its neighbour in the east.
	creekin.net /n146-paraguay.html (1010 words)

	Paraguay (10/06)
		Paraguay is a partner in hemispheric initiatives to improve counternarcotics cooperation, combat money laundering, trafficking in persons, and other illicit cross-border activities, and adequately protect intellectual property rights.
		Also in 2006, Paraguay signed and ratified an agreement with the U.S. under the Tropical Forest Conservation Act that provides Paraguay with $7.4 million in relief and zeroing out its remaining bilateral debt in exchange for the Paraguayan Government’s commitment to conserve and restore tropical forests in the southeastern region of the country.
		U.S. citizens who are long-term visitors or traveling in dangerous areas are encouraged to register their travel via the State Department’s travel registration web site at https://travelregistration.state.gov or at the Consular section of the U.S. embassy upon arrival in a country by filling out a short form and sending in a copy of their passports.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/1841.htm (3225 words)

	Paraguay spprcs1.htm
		The population of Paraguay (1993 estimate) was 5,070,856.
		Fourteen of the departments are in Paraguay proper: Alto Paraná;, Amambay, Caaguazú;, Caazapá;, Canendiyu, Central, Concepción, Cordillera, Guairá;, Itapúa, Misiones, Ñeembucú;, Paraguarí;, and San Pedro.
		Paraguay was among the states that favored collective action by the Organization of American States against the Cuban regime, but such measures were not approved by the two-thirds majority required.
	www.natlaw.com /pubs/spprcs1.htm (3206 words)

	paraguay map and map of paraguay and information page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On the surface Paraguay appeared to be a potentially valuable Spanish dominion, but then, with no gold found, no silver to be mined, and no local Indians forced into slave labor, this isolated colony remained peaceful, and for the most part, out of the spotlight of the Spanish Crown.
		And you guessed it, Paraguay's economy crashed, political infighting continued, and a long series of dictatorships prevailed on into the late 20th century, including the 35-year military dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner, which was overthrown in 1989.
		Relative Location Paraguay, dissected by the Tropic of Capricorn, is located in both the southern and western hemisphere..
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/samerica/py.htm (903 words)

	Paraguay - MINORITY GROUPS
		In the early 1980s, there were approximately 15,000 Mennonites in Paraguay; two-thirds lived in the Chaco, with the remainder in Caaguazú, San Pedro, and Itapúa departments and in Asunción.
		Until the 1970s, the Brazilian presence in Paraguay was relatively minor and was confined primarily to privately organized agricultural colonies along the easter border.
		In 1943 there were fewer than 500 Brazilian farmers in all of Paraguay; throughout the 1950s and 1960s the proportion of Brazilians in the eastern border region held constant at between 3 and 4 percent of the total population of the area.
	countrystudies.us /paraguay/33.htm (1012 words)

	Paraguay Departments
		Paraguay is divided into seventeen departamentos (departments) and one distrito capital (capital district).
		The departments are subdivided into distritos or partidos, which are subdivided into compañías and municipios.
		The latter were Alto Paraguay (capital Fuerte Olimpo), Boquerón (Doctor Pedro P. Peña), Chaco (Mayor Pablo Lagerenza), Nueva Asunción (General Eugenio A. Garay), and Presidente Hayes (Villa Hayes) in the Occidental region.
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	Paraguay (04/03)
		In December 2001, Brazil rejected Paraguay's petition to extradite Oviedo to stand trial for the March 1999 assassination and "marzo paraguayo" incident.
		Paraguay is a partner in hemispheric initiatives to improve counternarcotics cooperation, combat money laundering and other illicit cross-border activities, and adequately protect intellectual property rights.
		The Office of Public Diplomacy also is active in Paraguay, providing information on the United States to the press and public, as well as helping to arrange educational and citizen exchanges to promote democracy.
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/p/26526.htm (2565 words)

	South America Vacations: South America Hotels and Resorts, South America Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Paraguay is an inland republic in South America, bounded on the northwest and north by Bolivia, on the east by Brazil, and on the south and southwest by Argentina.
		Fourteen of the departments are in Paraguay proper: Alto Paraná, Amambay, Caaguazú, Caazapá, Canendiyu, Central, Concepción, Cordillera, Guairá, Itapúa, Misiones, Ñeembucú, Paraguarí, and San Pedro.
		The chief cities of Paraguay (population, 1982 census) include Asunción (455,210), the capital and a commercial city and port; Encarnacion (29,960), a railroad and agricultural center; Concepcion (22,590), a river port; Coronel Oviedo (60,757); Caaguazú (66,111); and Ciudad Este (62,328).
	www.southamericavacationguide.com /Paraguay_Overview.html (1367 words)

	Paraguay: Financial and Economic Implications of No-tillage and Crop Rotations Compared to Conventional Cropping Systems
		The introduction of soybeans to the southern and eastern parts of Paraguay in the early 1970s, followed by wheat in the mid-1970s, using conventional mechanised soil preparation practices with disc ploughs and harrows, initiated a process of widespread soil degradation and erosion.
		In Paraguay, conventional tilling of the soil is sensitively weather-dependent and the period from harvesting to sowing a subsequent crop normally ranges from between 30-75 days.
		The Paraguay Study has confirmed that this option is financially attractive to farmers, and that it is cost-effective, economic and environmentally sustainable.
	www.fao.org /docrep/007/ae368e/ae368e00.htm (3897 words)

	Paraguay
		Paraguay issues visas for one-entry or multiple entries up to the validity of the U.S. passport.
		Persons who drive in Paraguay should be prepared to drive defensively and with their own insurance in both urban and rural areas.
		Visit the website of Paraguay’s national tourist office and national authority responsible for road safety at http://www.senatur.gov.py and http://www.mopc.gov.py/.
	travel.state.gov /travel/paraguay.html (2275 words)

	MD Travel Health - Paraguay - vaccinations, malaria, safety, and other medical advice
		An outbreak of hantavirus infections was reported in May 2004 from the Department of Boquerón in the Central Chaco region, an area known to be endemic for hantavirus.
		Pregnant women should not in general travel to Paraguay, because yellow fever vaccine, which is strongly recommended for all parts of the country, is not recommended for use during pregnancy.
		Americans living in or visiting Paraguay are encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the State Department's travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov, and to obtain updated information on travel and security within Paraguay.
	www.mdtravelhealth.com /destinations/samerica/paraguay.html (3049 words)

	Paraguay
		Paraguay was deemed eligible in both 2004 and 2005 to participate in the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) Threshold Country Program (TCP), which helps countries improve their governance, levels of investment in their citizens, and economic freedom, so they can qualify for the MCC’s principal program.
		Although U.S. imports from Paraguay were only $58.6 million in 2004, up from $53.3 million the previous year, U.S. exports to Paraguay in 2004 were $622.9 million, up from $483.6 million in 2003, according to U.S. Customs data.
		The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) currently supports a variety of programs to strengthen Paraguay's democratic institutions in the areas of civil society, local government and decentralization, national reform of the state, rule-of-law, and anti-corruption.
	www.factmonster.com /country/profiles/paraguay.html (2389 words)

	Paraguay - Questionz.net , answers to all your questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		National motto: None History Official Spanish and languages Guarani Capital Asunci—n Europeans first arrived in the area in President Nicanor Duarte the early 16th century and the settlement Frutos of Asuncion was founded in 1537.
		Paraguay declared its Population Ranked 100th independence by overthrowing the local Ê- Total (2002) 5,734,139 Spanish authorities on May 15, 1811.
		Politics Paraguay's highly centralised and often dictatorial government was fundamentally changed by the 1992 constitution, which provides for a division of powers.
	www.questionz.net /Countries/Paraguay.html (845 words)

	Departments - Inter-American Development Bank
		Regional Operations Department 1 (RE1) is responsible for all IDB projects in six countries of southern South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay).
		Regional Operations Department 2 is responsible for IDB operations in Mexico and nine Central American and Caribbean countries (Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama).
		The department also provides operational support to the Regional Operations Departments in functions related to portfolio management review, procurement, project financial management, and fiduciary risk assessment; and is responsible for formulating proposals to guide strategic planning, and for Bank-wide coordination of all corporate policy development and oversight of the operations program.
	www.iadb.org /aboutus/IV/departments.cfm?language=English (1434 words)

	Ethnologue report for Paraguay
		Chaco and eastern Paraguay; towns of Filadelfia, Menno Colony, Loma Plata, Neuland.
		Sanapana are north of Angaite and Lengua; Boquerón, Presidente Hayes Department, Galbán River.
		Angaite are in the southeast Chaco, Presidente Hayes Department, Boquerón, San Carlos.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Paraguay (443 words)

	UNICEF - At a glance: Paraguay - The big picture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Despite political instability in Paraguay, the Code for Children approved in mid-2001 is being implemented and, with considerable UNICEF involvement, the new Secretariat for Children and Adolescents (SNIA) was created with ministerial rank.
		Nationally, the programme will seek to ensure that children's and women's rights are recognized and fulfilled, that service delivery and rights-monitoring systems are strengthened or established, and that the 20/20 Initiative is implemented.
		Another important intervention is improvement of local capacity to plan and implement activities to benefit children and women (including municipal plans of action), to monitor key rights indicators, and to help develop an effective referral system for children and women whose rights are abused.
	www.unicef.org /infobycountry/paraguay.html (654 words)

	Top20Paraguay.com - Your Top20 Guide to Paraguay!
		The name "Paraguay" is derived from the Guarani words "parÃ¡", meaning "ocean", "gua" meaning to or from and "y" meaning "water"; in other words "water that goes to the ocean".
		The city eventually became the centre of a Spanish colonial province, as well as a primary site of the Jesuit (Roman Catholic) missions and settlements in South America in the 18th century.
		In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865–1870), Paraguay lost two-thirds of its adult male population and 140,000 kmÂ² of its territory.
	www.top20paraguay.com (974 words)

	Travel to Paraguay - Holidays in Paraguay
		Departments in Paraguay [ departamentos ]: Alto Paraguay, Alto Parana, Amambay, Asuncion, Boqueron, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Neembucu, Paraguari, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro.
		Pre-Columbian civilization in the fertile, wooded region that is now Paraguay consisted of numerous seminomadic, Guarani-speaking tribes of Indians, who were recognized for their fierce warrior traditions.
		Today Paraguay is the only South American country which is truly bilingual, in Spanish and Gurani: here everyone is a mestizo and proud of their dual heritage.
	www.reiswijs.co.uk /destinations/southamerica/paraguay/paraguay.html (1369 words)

	Paraguay: Landless Invade 20 Estates : Indybay
		The owners' claims to the 20 properties occupied by MCNOC members on July 12 are of "spurious origin," said Aguayo, since the lands were "adjudicated to characters connected with the dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner (1954-1989)," and many lack legal titles.
		The occupied estates are located in the departments of Caaguazu, Caazapa, Itapua, Canindeyu, Misiones, San Pedro and Paraguari.
		The date of the land invasion was chosen because July 12 marks the 20th anniversary of the murder of two campesinos by soldiers, Aguayo noted.
	www.indybay.org /newsitems/2006/07/18/18289325.php (564 words)

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