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	Paraguay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lying on both banks of the Paraguay River, it borders Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the northeast and Bolivia to the northwest.
		In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865–1870), Paraguay lost two-thirds of its adult male population and 140,000 km² of its territory.
		Paraguay's economy is very dependent on Brazil, its neighbour in the east.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paraguay (1163 words)

	Paraguay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Paraguay declared its independence by overthrowing the local Spanish authorities on May 15, 1811.
		Paraguay's highly centralised and often dictatorial government was fundamentally changed by the 1992 constitution, which provides for a division of powers.
		The Paraguayan landscape consists of grassy plains and wooded hills in the region east of Paraguay River that divides the country in two; the region west of the river, the (Gran) Chaco features mostly low, marshy plains near the river and dry forest and thorny scrub further west.
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/p/pa/paraguay.html (776 words)

	Geography of Paraguay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Paraguay is a landlocked country situated in South America, northeast of Argentina, between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil.
		The boundary between the Chaco and Brazil was defined in 1927; it continues from the confluence of the Río Apa and Río Paraguay northward along the course of the Río Paraguay to the border with Bolivia.
		Paraguay's southern border with Argentina is formed by the Río Pilcomayo, Río Paraguay, and Río Paraná.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geography_of_Paraguay (2717 words)

	Paraguay - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Paraguay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Paraguay was invaded and López killed at Aquidabán in 1870.
		In September 1999 Paraguay withdrew its ambassador to Argentina and its foreign minister resigned, after the Argentine government refused to extradite Lino Oviedo, who was charged with ordering the murder of the Paraguayan vice-president, Luis Argana, in March 1999.
		In June 2000 Oviedo was arrested in Brazil, near the border with Paraguay, and again faced a decision to be made by the Brazilian government whether to extradite him to Paraguay to face the charges against him.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Paraguay (998 words)

	Encyclopedia: Geography of Paraguay
		In geography, temperate latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles.
		Landscape in the Gran Chaco, Paraguay The Gran Chaco is an arid, sparsely-populated, very hot, semi-desert, lowland region of the La Plata basin and is a region divided between Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and a small portion in Brazil called Matto Grosso.
		The Paraguay River near Asunción The River Paraguay is a major river in South America, running from west Brazil south through the centre of Paraguay to flow into the River Parana.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Geography-of-Paraguay (717 words)

	Paraguay - Gurupedia
		Alfredo Stroessner was overthrown in 1989, and, despite a marked increase in political infighting in recent years, relatively free and regular presidential elections have been held since then.
		Paraguay's highly centralised and often dictatorial government was fundamentally changed by the 1992
		Koreans, ethnic Chinese, Arabs, Brazilians, and Argentines are among those who have settled in Paraguay and they have to an extent retained their respective languages.
	www.gurupedia.com /p/pa/paraguay.htm (727 words)

	Paraguay - FreeEncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Europeans first arrived in the area in the early 16th century and the settlement of Asuncion was founded in 1537.
		Paraguay declared its independence by overthrowing the local Spanish authorities on May 14, 1811.
		Paraguay consists of 17 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital city, marked by a *:
	openproxy.ath.cx /pa/Paraguay.html (746 words)

	Peace Corps \| World Wise Schools \| Lesson Plans \| Teacher Guides \| Paraguay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		One interpretation says that the name, Paraguay, means "the place with the great river." Other possible meanings are "river that begins the sea," "crowned river," or "tail of the sea." Even in name, Paraguay's river resources are memorialized, as is the constant quest of its people for an outlet to the sea.
		Brazil and Paraguay both had to consider influences of the project on the ecosystems in the area, analyze possible changes in climatic effects and/or seismic activity, and deal with health issues (such as a clean water supply and the increase of water-borne bacteria).
		Paraguay's fertile land is a valuable natural resource, and most of the population earn their livings through agriculture.
	www.peacecorps.gov /wws/guides/paraguay/overview.html (4022 words)

	Paraguay Geography
		Paraguay is located Central South America, northeast of Argentina.
		The terrain of Paraguay is divided by Río Paraguay into eastern Paraneña and western Chaco regions.
		Paraguay is Subtropical, humid climate in Paraneña with abundant rainfall evenly distributed throughout the year.
	www.multied.com /NationbyNation/Paraguay/Geo.html (95 words)

	Paraguay (04/01)
		Paraguay's highly centralized government was fundamentally changed by the 1992 constitution, which provides for a division of powers.
		Paraguay is a member of the United Nations and several of its specialized agencies.
		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.
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/p/7557.htm (2469 words)

	Solo Spirit
		In the center of the country the Gran Chaco region--located west of the Rio Paraguay which bisects the country--consists mostly of wetlands surrounding the river and parched, thorny scrub elsewhere.
		Paraguay is governed by a republic, with the country divided into 18 administrative departments.
		Paraguay's main industries are food processing, such as meat packaging and oilseed crushing, textiles, consumer goods, and construction.
	www.solospirit.wustl.edu /education/Geography/paraguay.html (486 words)

	The War of the Triple Alliance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Paraguay was in no position to defend its interests; it had lost 90% of its adult male population in a suicidal war against the "Triple Alliance" of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
		According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, from a pre-war population of approximately 525,000, Paraguay was left with only 221,000, of which only 28,000 were men, after the war.
		The War of the Triple Alliance—from Paraguay Country Study from the Library of Congress' Area Handboook Series.
	www.messidor.com /numbers/three/wr3allia.htm (199 words)

	Paraguay_GKIndia
		Paraguay is a landlocked country surrounded by Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil, lying some 1440km (900 miles) up the River Paraná from the Atlantic.
		The River Paraguay, a tributary of the Paraná, divides the country into two sharply contrasting regions.
		The Oriental zone, which covers 159,800 sq km (61,700 sq miles), consists of undulating country intersected by chains of hills rising to about 600m (2000ft), merging into the Mato Grosso Plateau in the north; the Paraná crosses the area in the east and south.
	www.gkindia.com /Flags/Paraguay.htm (210 words)

	CPD: South America, Site SA18, Mbaracayú Reserve, Paraguay
		Paraguay is entirely within the upper watershed that drains southward to become La Plata River.
		The Paraguay River begins north of the country in the pantanal wetlands and bisects Paraguay into distinct natural regions: to the west are vast alluvial plains of the drier chaco (264,925 km²) (CPD Site SA22); to the east is more humid, geologically varied terrain (159,827 km²), commonly called Paraguay Oriental (Eastern Paraguay).
		Eastern Paraguay is largely underlain by Triassic basaltic lava which has given rise to red-brown lateritic or very dark colluvial and hydromorphic soils, and Precarboniferous sandstone where red-yellow sandy podzols prevail.
	www.nmnh.si.edu /botany/projects/cpd/sa/sa18.htm (2023 words)

	Political and Economic History of Paraguay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Paraguay has some notable unusual aspects of its political, demographic and economic history that makes it worth special study.
		Because of the colonies isolation from Spain the Spaniards took native Guaraní wives and the mestizo character of the colonies began.
		After the expulsion of the Jesuits by the King of Spain and later under independence Paraguay was ruled by a series of military dictatorships.
	www.sjsu.edu /faculty/watkins/paraguay.htm (375 words)

	Paraguay (09/05)
		Paraguay is closely aligned with its MERCOSUR partners on many political, economic, and social issues.
		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.
		In early 2005, Paraguay was deemed eligible 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.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/1841.htm (3173 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		Paraguay was left tragically under-populated and lost some 55,000 square miles of territory to Brazil and Argentina.
		Paraguay emerged victorious after three years of fighting and was awarded two-thirds of the disputed territory.
		Paraguay is the only South American country which has diplomatic relations with Taiwan, from whom it receives a considerable level of financial assistance.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1020338070923 (2454 words)

	Geography (from Paraguay) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Geography describes and analyzes the spatial variations in physical, biological, and human phenomena that occur on the surface of the globe and treats their interrelationships and their significant regional patterns.
		Located in the interior of southern South America, Paraguay is one of the smaller countries of the continent, with an area of 157,048 square miles (406,752 square kilometers).
		Whereas physical geography is an Earth science concerned with places, social geography is concerned with the people in the places.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-214496 (924 words)

	Brujula.Net - Your Internet Compass
		Destination: Paraguay - This study guide has been developed for use by teachers and students participating in the Peace Corps World Wise Schools program, the activities have been grouped into three academic levels: grades 3-5, grades 6-9, and grades 10-12.
		The six basic themes of geography serve as the fundamental organizing structure of the units.
		Paraguay - LANIC - Academic research resources, business and economy, culture and arts, education, human rights and other related topics by University of Texas Latin American Network Information Center.
	www.brujula.net /cat/dmoz/Regional/South_America/Paraguay/Society_and_Culture/Reference (300 words)

	CU Dept. of Geography Resources: Academic Departments
		University of Sofia, Faculty of Geology and Geography.
		University of Tartu, Faculty of Biology and Geography.
		Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Geography and Geology.
	www.colorado.edu /geography/virtdept/resources/depts/depts.htm (3085 words)

	A Virtual Travel to Paraguay - Republica del Paraguay - Tourism Paraguay - South America
		Paraguay declared its independence by overthrowing the local Spanish authorities in 1811.
		In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance fought between Paraguay and the allied countries of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay (1865-70), Paraguay lost two-thirds of all adult males and much of its territory.
		Paraguay ISP and Paraguay portal with regional news (in Spanish).
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/paraguay.htm (546 words)

	Paraguay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The name "Paraguay" is derived from the Guarani words "pará", meaning "this side" and "guay", meaning "river".
		The front side contains the National Seal of Paraguay and the reverse contains the words "Paz y Justicia"(Peace and Justice) along with a lion and a Phyrgian Cap on a pole.
		Paraguay de Antes (http://www.meucat.com/album.html) Old pictures and postcards from Paraguay
	www.apawn.com /search.php?title=Paraguay (1071 words)

	Paraguay -> Government on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Spatial partitioning of fishes in the Rio Paraguay, Paraguay.
		Distributional congruence among aquatic plants, invertebrates and fishes within the Rio Paraguay Basin, Paraguay.
		Paraguay's 12 years of democracy are the longest in its 190-year history.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/Paraguay_Government.asp (540 words)

	geography of paraguay and other paraguay related information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Geography Paraguay Top of Page Location: Central South America, northeast of Argentina Geographic coordinates:...
		Geography Paraguay Table of Contents Although landlocked, Paraguay is bordered and criss-crossed by navigable rivers.
		Paraguay geography covering natural resources, climate, location, and more.
	www.nethorde.com /paraguay/geography-of-paraguay.html (300 words)

	Paraguay Tours \| Paraguay Tour Guide \| iExplore
		Asunción, the capital, is situated on the Bay of Asunción, an inlet off the Paraguay River in a former estate of the Lopez family on the Paraguay River.
		Paraguay’s university is in San Lorenzo, founded in 1775.
		In the west, the scarcely populated Chaco area, consisting mainly of empty plains and forests, provides a habitat for hundreds of wildlife and bird species.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Paraguay/Overview (425 words)

	Paraguay - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		LOCATION and GEOGRAPHY: Paraguay is a landlocked country located in the heart of South America.
		It is bound by Bolivia and Brazil to the north and Argentina to the south.
		The country is divided into two topographical regions by the Paraguay River, with 60% of the land west and north of the river.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/paraguay.htm (1057 words)

	Paraguay Country Information: National Institutions - Facts & Weather
		Maps of Paraguay - Maps of Paraguay - A large number of differing Paraguay maps, including city maps.
		Regional Countries - Paraguay by Yahoo - Regional Countries - Paraguay by Yahoo - The largest index on the internet with the most information on the internet.
		U.S. Library of Congress Country Study - Paraguay - U.S. Library of Congress Country Study - Paraguay - Includes a country profile, and sections on geography, history, society, economy, and government.
	www.escapeartist.com /paraguay3/paraguay1.html (489 words)

	Paraguay - Biocrawler definition:Paraguay - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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	GEODOK - Search for Paraguay
		Plachetka, U. Paraguay im Lichte des normativen und des interaktiven Multikulturalismus.
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		Gillespie, F. Comprehending the Slow Pace of Urbanization in Paraguay between 1950 and 1972
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