Paraguay was losing its natural semi humid forests in the country ’ s western regions at a rate of 15. 000 hectares at a randomly studied 2 month period in 2010, Paraguay ’ s parliament refused in 2009 to pass a law that would have stopped cutting of natural forests altogether.

The war was a disaster for both sides, causing 57, 000 casualties for Bolivia, whose population was around three million, and 36, 000 dead for Paraguay, whose population was approximately one million.

In Paraguay, 20, 000 Indians were divided among 320 encomenderos which sparked a full-scale Indian revolt in 1560 and 1561.

By 1867, Paraguay had lost 60, 000 men to casualties, disease, or capture, and another 60, 000 soldiers were called to duty.

Current environmental issues include deforestation ( Paraguay lost an estimated 20, 000 km < sup > 2 </ sup > of forest land between 1958 and 1985 ) and water pollution ( inadequate means for waste disposal present health risks for many urban residents ).

European and Middle Eastern immigrants began making their way to Paraguay in the decades following the Paraguayan War ( 1870 onward ), in which aftermath only 28, 000 men and 200, 000 women had survived, the reason why Paraguay had since then a high rate of illegitimate births.

According to the 1982 census, there were 99, 000 Brazilians residing in Paraguay.

Nevertheless, the country's gross domestic product ( GDP ) in 1986 was approximately US $ 3. 4 billion, or roughly US $ 1, 000 per capita, ranking Paraguay only ahead of Bolivia among the Spanish-speaking countries of South America.

In fact, in the 1980s Paraguay did not contain even one of Latin America's 1, 000 largest companies, at least some of which were found in most other countries in the region.

* September 22 – Paraguay successfully defends Curupaity against the Triple Alliance in the Paraguayan War, killing more than 5, 000 with just about 50 casualties.

For contrast, the Itaipu Dam, one of the most powerful hydroelectric plants in the world, produces 14, 000 MW, enough to supply 19 % of all the electricity used in Brazil, and 90 % of that used in Paraguay.

* 1525 — Aleixo Garcia explored the Rio de la Plata in service to Spain, as a member of the expedition of Juan Díaz de Solís, and later-from Santa Catarina, Brazil-leading an expedition of some Europeans and 2, 000 Guaraní Indians, explored Paraguay and Bolivia.

Paraguay is divided into 17 departments, which are subdivided into districts, which, in turn, comprise municipalities ( the minimum requirement for a municipality is 3, 000 persons ) and rural districts ( partidos ).

The Enxet are an indigenous people of about 17, 000 living in the Gran Chaco region of western Paraguay.

By contrast, an estimated 100, 000 African slaves arrived at the port of Buenos Aires in the 17th and 18th centuries, and many were destined for Paraguay, Chile and Bolivia.

Oil companies born from the Standard Oil and the Shell Oil company provoked that war ( the Standard-derived companies backing Bolivia, Shell backing Paraguay ) in order to get their hands on prospected oil fields.

The insects that spread the disease are known by various local names, including vinchuca in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Paraguay, barbeiro ( the barber ) in Brazil, pito in Colombia, chinche in Central America, chipo in Venezuela, chupança, chinchorro, and " the kissing bug ".

Brazil's financing of the US $ 19 billion Itaipú Dam on the Río Paraná between Paraguay and Brazil had far-reaching consequences for Paraguay ; it had no means of contributing financially to the construction, but its cooperation, including controversial concessions regarding ownership of the construction site and the rates for which Paraguay agreed to sell its share of the electricity, was essential.

Nearly the entire island of Taiwan is antipodal to Paraguay, apart from the northwest coast ( including the capital, Taipei, which is antipodal with Argentina ).

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Paraguay, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Some countries get most of their power from renewables, including Iceland and Paraguay ( 100 %), Norway ( 98 %), Brazil ( 86 %), Austria ( 62 %), New Zealand ( 65 %), and Sweden ( 54 %).

Argentina is largely antipodal to central and coastal China, the exceptions being the north bordering Paraguay and the area around Buenos Aires, which are opposite ocean, including the coast down to Bahía Blanca, which is close to antipodal with the Chinese port of Tianjin.

As of 2007, during Kirchner's almost four years in power, Argentina entered into 294 bilateral agreements, including 39 with Venezuela, 37 with Chile, 30 with Bolivia, 21 with Brazil, 12 with the People's Republic of China, 10 with Germany, 9 with the United States and Italy, and 7 with Cuba, Paraguay, Spain and Russia.

With the help of the moon goddess Arasy, Tupa descended upon the Earth in a location specified as a hill in the region of Aregúa, Paraguay, and from that location created all that is found upon the face of the earth, including the ocean, forests, and the animals.

In the early period the name Paraguay was loosely used to designate all the basin of the river, including parts of what are now Uruguay, Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil.

Máxima has toured all across the Netherlands and has visited many different countries in the past years on official visits and state visits with the Queen, including Norway, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Baltic States, Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, Brazil, Argentina, Japan, U. S., Turkey, Chile, Morocco, India, Burma, Australia, New Zealand, Aruba, Thailand, Cameroon, Russia, Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, China, the Antilles, Slovenia, Antarctica, Paraguay, Bhutan, Mongolia, Vietnam, Kenya and Mexico, among others.

The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area, from southern Brazil and Paraguay as far north as Mexico and the Caribbean Islands especially in Puerto Rico where they are also known as " Gallina de palo " and they are very common throughout the island where is seen as an intruder animal from South America ; and in the United States as feral populations in South Florida ( including the Florida Keys ), Hawaii, and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.

Stroessner was known for several positive economic policies, including the building of the largest hydroelectric power plant in the world in Itaipu Dam, developing Paraguay's economy: although Paraguay received only 15 % of the contracts, it was a major factor allowing the country to have the highest rate of growth in Latin America for most of the 1970s.

* Polenta-a typical dish in many Latin American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Venezuela and Uruguay.

The Solemnity of the Assumption on August 15 is a public holiday in many countries, including Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chile, Republic of Congo, Côte d ' Ivoire, Croatia, Colombia, Cyprus, East Timor, France, Gabon, Greece, Republic of Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritius, Republic of Moldova, Monaco, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tahiti, Togo, and Vanuatu.

The method has been adopted by a number of countries, including Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Iceland, and Wales.

The overwhelming majority, including those of recent immigrant background, speak Spanish ( in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay ) or Portuguese in the case of Brazil.

On October 25, it was reported by TMZ that Tyler slipped in his hotel shower in Paraguay and injured his face, including losing several teeth.

* Rabo Development, with advisory services and minority participations in various international markets, including: Tanzania, Zambia, Rwanda, Mozambique, China, Brazil and Paraguay.

Paraguay gained its independence on May 15, 1811, after a plan organized by various pro-independence nationalists including Fulgencio Yegros and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia.

There are also immigrant communities where Low German is spoken in the western hemisphere, including Canada, the United States, Mexico, Belize, Venezuela, South Africa, Central Asia, Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Due to a clause in the treaty signed between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, the maximum number of generating units allowed to operate simultaneously cannot exceed 18 ( see the agreement section for more information ).

He made his 50th appearance for the Netherlands in a friendly against Paraguay on 18 November 2009.

At the same date the fixed line network physical accesses were about 14. 7 millions, the broadband retail accesses in Italy were 7. 1 millions, Tim lines 32. 2 millions, TIM Brasil lines 64. 1 millions, mobile lines in Paraguay 2. 1 millions, and in Argentina the number of fixed lines were 4. 1 millions, the broadband accesses 1. 5 millions and mobile lines 18. 2 millions.

At the same date the fixed line network physical accesses were about 14. 3 millions, the broadband retail accesses in Italy were 7 millions, Tim lines 32. 2 millions, TIM Brasil lines 68. 9 millions, mobile lines in Paraguay 2. 2 millions, and in Argentina the number of fixed lines were 4. 1 millions, the broadband accesses 1. 6 millions and mobile lines 18. 7 millions.

The May Revolution () was a week-long series of events that took place from May 18 to 25, 1810, in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, a Spanish colony that included roughly the territories of present-day Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.

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* Paraguay: President Gen. José Félix Estigarribia ( February 18, 1940 )

Luis de Bolaños arrived in Paraguay 1575, mastered the Guarani language and founded 18 Guarani villages in the province of Guaira between 1580 – 1593.

On August 18, 2008, Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo appointed Margarita Mbywangi, an Aché woman, to be the Paraguayan Minister of Indigenous Affairs, the first indigenous person to hold such a position in Paraguay.

Juan Bautista Gaona Figueredo ( 1845 – 1932 ) was provisional President of Paraguay October 18, 1904 – December 8, 1905 and later served as Vice President.

In the 1990s, the Camel Trophy headed to Siberia and the USSR, followed by Tanzania, Burundi, Guyana, Argentina, Paraguay, Chile ( the " Road to Hell " event ), Belize, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras ( controversially serving 500 out-of-season lobster at a dinner ), Kalimantan ( a thousand miles and 18 rollovers to celebrate the first crossing of the island 100 years previously ) and Mongolia.

Liga Paraguaya's first game was played in 1906, after the director of the El Diario newspaper, Don Adolfo Riquelme, brought to his office on June 18, 1906, the representatives of the five existing football teams in Paraguay at that time ( Olimpia, Guaraní, Libertad, General Díaz, and Nacional ) to create the governing body of football in Paraguay: the Liga Paraguaya de Fútbol ( known today as Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol ).

Edmílson won his first cap for the Brazilian national team on 18 July 2000, against Paraguay.

In 1859, being only 18 years old, he took part in the battles of Cepeda and Pavón, and in 1865 he joined the war against Paraguay.