** Eunectes notaeus, the yellow anaconda, a smaller species, is found in eastern Bolivia, southern Brazil, Paraguay and northeastern Argentina.

* 1537 – Asunción, Paraguay, is founded.

Widely grown in this area, cassava is typically included in the region's dishes, as are other components of meals, such as the chipá ( a cassava and cheese bread ), which originally came from Paraguay.

* 1935 – Chaco War ends: a truce is called between Bolivia and Paraguay who had been fighting since 1932.

* In Paraguay, a municipality ( municipalidad ) is part of a departament ( departamento ).

* The flag of Paraguay is not identical on its obverse and reverse sides.

Taiwan is antipodal to Paraguay.

The ancient history of Paraguay is poorly documented, as almost no archaeological research has been done and little is known of Paraguay's pre-Columbian history.

Although there is little ethnic strife in Paraguay to impede social and economic progress, there is social conflict caused by underemployment and the enormous gap between the rich and the poor.

Paraguay is a landlocked country in South America, bordering Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia.

The Chaco is predominantly lowlands, also inclined toward the Río Paraguay, that are alternately flooded and parched.

About 80 % of the region is below in elevation ; the lowest elevation,, is found in the extreme south at the confluence of the Río Paraguay and Río Paraná.

The Eastern region is drained primarily by rivers that flow westward to the Río Paraguay, although some rivers flow eastward to the Río Paraná.

Between these two upland subregions is the Central Lowland, an area of low elevation and relief, sloping gently upward from the Río Paraguay toward the Paraná Plateau.

The Tebicuary River ( Río Tebicuary )— a major tributary of the Río Paraguay — bisects the swampy lowland, which is broken in its central portion by rounded swells of land up to three meters in height.

The main chain is long and has smaller branches that extend to the west and die out along the banks of the Río Paraguay in the Northern Upland.

Separated from the Eastern region by the Paraguay River, the Chaco region is a vast plain with elevations reaching no higher than and averaging.

The Alto Chaco ( Upper Chaco ), also called Chaco Seco ( Dry Chaco ) is the western three-quarters of the region, bordering on Bolivia, while the Bajo Chaco ( Lower Chaco ) or Chaco Húmedo ( Humid Chaco ) borders on the Paraguay River.

In general, the Río Paraná is navigable by large ships only up to Encarnación, Paraguay but smaller boats may go somewhat farther.

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

Paraguay is a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, the Law of the Sea, and the Ozone Layer Protection.

In Argentina, vectorial transmission has been interrupted in 13 of the 19 endemic provinces, and major progress toward this goal has also been made in both Paraguay and Bolivia.

Lineker also scored a brace against Paraguay in the second round of the tournament.

Hezbollah has relied also on funding from the Shi ' ite Lebanese Diaspora in West Africa, the United States and, most importantly, the Triple Frontier, or tri-border area, along the junction of Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil.

Although the region was sparsely populated, it contained the Paraguay River, which would have given either landlocked country access to the Atlantic Ocean, and there was also speculation, later proved incorrect, that the Chaco would be a rich source of petroleum.

Paraguay also made large strides in education.

The elder López also had infuriated the Brazilians by not helping overthrow Rosas in 1852 and by forcing Brazilian garrisons out of territory claimed by Paraguay in 1850 and 1855.

Antonio López also resented having been forced to grant Brazil free navigation rights on the Río Paraguay in 1858.

In addition, Stroessner's economic policies had boosted exports and investment and reduced inflation, and the military coups in Brazil in 1964 and Argentina in 1966 also improved the international climate for nondemocratic rule in Paraguay.

Four years later, PLR members also returned to Paraguay and began participating in the electoral process.

Reforms in fiscal and monetary policy also have improved Paraguay ’ s economy.

It also provided liberal fiscal incentives for companies to develop specific areas of the country, especially the departments of Alto Paraguay, Nueva Asunción, Chaco, and Boquerón.

In 2007 electricity production rose to 70 TWh, and exports reached 64 TWh which put Paraguay in second place worldwide as an exporter of electrical power ( And in the first place as a net exporter since France, the Number one exporter in the World with 67 TWh, also imports 10 TWh, while Paraguay does not import any ).

This edition also circulates in Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.

It can also be found in Saint Kitts and Nevis, in parts of South America ( Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, and Uruguay ), and in Israel.

Since the return of democracy, Argentina has also turned into strong proponent of enhanced regional stability in South America, the country revitalized its relationship with Brazil ; and during the 1990s ( after signing the Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1984 between Chile and Argentina ) settled lingering border disputes with Chile ; discouraged military takeovers in Ecuador and Paraguay ; served with the United States, Brazil and Chile as one of the four guarantors of the Ecuador – Peru peace process.

In 2009, Brazil agreed to a fairer payment of electricity to Paraguay and also allowed Paraguay to sell excess power directly to Brazilian companies instead of solely through the Brazilian electricity monopoly.

Butifarra is also very popular in Paraguay.

Although most Indians do not have heavy beards, there are groups who do, such as the Aché of Paraguay who also have light skin but who show no evidence of admixture with Europeans and Africans.

The language was also used in other tribes such as the Chaco in Paraguay.

Paraguay is a bilingual country and most of its Spanish-speaking population also speaks a form of Guaraní.