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Paraguay (/ˈpærəɡwaɪ/; Spanish pronunciation: [paɾaˈɣwaj] ^ⓘ), officially the Republic of Paraguay (Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guarani: Paraguái Tavakuairetã), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. It has a population of around 6.1 million, nearly 2.3 million of whom live in the capital and largest city of Asunción, and its surrounding metro area.

Spanish conquistadores arrived in 1524, and in 1537 established the city of Asunción, the first capital of the Governorate of the Río de la Plata. During the 17th century, Paraguay was the center of Jesuit missions, where the native Guaraní people were converted to Christianity and introduced to European culture. After the expulsion of the Jesuits from Spanish territories in 1767, Paraguay increasingly became a peripheral colony. Following independence from Spain in the early 19th century, Paraguay was ruled by a series of authoritarian governments. This period ended with the disastrous Paraguayan War (1864–1870), during which the country lost half its prewar population and around 25–33% of its territory. In the 20th century, Paraguay faced another major international conflict—the Chaco War (1932–1935) against Bolivia—in which Paraguay prevailed. The country came under a succession of military dictators, culminating in the 35-year regime of Alfredo Stroessner, which lasted until his overthrow in 1989 by an internal military coup. This marked the beginning of Paraguay's current democratic era.

Paraguay is a developing country, ranking 105th in the Human Development Index. It is a founding member of Mercosur, the United Nations, the Organization of American States, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Lima Group. Additionally, the city of Luque, in metropolitan Asuncion, is the seat of the South American Football Confederation.

Although one of only two landlocked countries in South America (Bolivia is the other), Paraguay has ports on the Paraguay and Paraná rivers that give exit to the Atlantic Ocean, through the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway. The majority of Paraguay's 6 million people are mestizo, and Guarani culture remains widely influential; more than 90% of the population speak various dialects of the Guarani language alongside Spanish. Paraguay's GDP per capita PPP is the seventh-highest in South America. In a 2017 Positive Experience Index based on global polling data, Paraguay ranked as the "world's happiest place". (Full article...)

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The Paraguay national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Paraguay), nicknamed La Albirroja, represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions, and are controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association (Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol). Paraguay is a member of CONMEBOL. The Albirroja has qualified for eight FIFA World Cup competitions (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010), with their best performance coming in 2010 when they reached the quarter-finals. A regular participant at the Copa América, Paraguay have been crowned champions of the competition on two occasions (in 1953 and 1979). Paraguay's highest FIFA World Rankings was 8th (March 2001) and their lowest was 103 (May 1995). Paraguay was awarded second place with Best Move of the Year in 1996 for their rise in the FIFA Rankings.

The national team's most successful period was under the coaching of Argentine Gerardo Martino, who was awarded with the South American Coach of the Year in 2007 and took Paraguay to the quarter-finals stage of the FIFA World Cup competition for the first time in history (in 2010) and also to the final of the 2011 Copa América, where Paraguay finished as runners-up. In Paraguay's entire history at the FIFA World Cup, only Carlos Gamarra and José Luis Chilavert hold the distinction of being selected as part of the All-Star Team, being for the 1998 edition. Paulo da Silva holds the most appearances for the national team with 148 matches and Roque Santa Cruz is the all-time leading goal scorer with 32 goals. Denis Caniza, who was present with the national team from 1996 to 2010, is the only player to have represented Paraguay in four consecutive FIFA World Cup competitions (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010). (Full article...)

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Image 1Ovecha Ragué Festival (from Paraguay)
Image 2Development of life expectancy (from Paraguay)
Image 3Bernardino Caballero (from History of Paraguay)
Image 4Köppen climate classification (from Paraguay)
Image 5Flag from 1842 to 1954 (from History of Paraguay)
Image 6
Eastern Paraguay (Paraneña)

Western Paraguay (Chaco)
(from Paraguay)
Image 7López as a military leader, 1866 (from History of Paraguay)
Image 8Francisco Solano López during his trip to Europe, 1854 (from History of Paraguay)
Image 9Monument of Juan de Salazar de Espinosa in Asuncion (from History of Paraguay)
Image 10Flag from 1826 to 1842 (from History of Paraguay)
Image 11Palace of Lopez, started in 1857, now the Palace of the President (from History of Paraguay)
Image 12Inauguration of former President Horacio Cartes, 15 August 2013 (from Paraguay)
Image 13The Battle of Tuyutí, May 1866 (from Paraguay)
Image 14Pedro Juan Caballero demands shared power from governor Velasco on the night of May 14, 1811. (from History of Paraguay)
Image 15Sebastian Cabot (from History of Paraguay)
Image 16Political map of the region, 1864 (from Paraguay)
Image 17Domingo Martinez de Irala (from History of Paraguay)
Image 18Paraguay population density (people per km²) (from Paraguay)
Image 19Carlos Antonio López (from History of Paraguay)
Image 20Provisional flag, 1812 (from History of Paraguay)
Image 21Paraguay 1890 anniversary stamp (from History of Paraguay)
Image 22Ruins of Tavarangue reduction (from History of Paraguay)
Image 23Map of Paraguay and surrounding regions, 1756 CE (from History of Paraguay)
Image 24Colonial era crucifix (from History of Paraguay)
Image 25Lithograph of José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, a 19th-century ruler of Paraguay, with a mate and its respective bombilla (from History of Paraguay)
Image 26The Paraguay Squadron (Harper's Weekly, New York, 16 October 1858) (from History of Paraguay)
Image 27Territorial disputes between Paraguay and its neighbors, 1864 (from History of Paraguay)
Image 28Paraguay after the war with main battle sites (in yellow). Gran Chaco not included as it was still a disputed territory. (from History of Paraguay)
Image 29Eduardo Schaerer (from History of Paraguay)
Image 30José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Paraguay's first dictator (from Paraguay)
Image 31Chaco war map (from History of Paraguay)
Image 32Nacunday National Park, Southern Paraguay. (from Paraguay)
Image 33Asunción, the capital of Paraguay. (from History of Paraguay)
Image 34Gran Chaco was the site of the Chaco War (1932–35), in which Bolivia lost most of the disputed territory to Paraguay (from Paraguay)
Image 35Francisco Solano López (from Paraguay)
Image 36Provisional flag, May–June 1811 (from History of Paraguay)
Image 37Grazing cattle, Paraguay (from History of Paraguay)
Image 38Railway station in Asunción (from History of Paraguay)
Image 39A Payagua chief (from History of Paraguay)
Image 40Paraguayan soldiers in Chaco (from History of Paraguay)
Image 41Estadio Defensores del Chaco (from Paraguay)
Image 42Main Catholic Chapel in Concepción, Paraguay (from Paraguay)
Image 43Flag from 1812 to 1826 (from History of Paraguay)
Image 44Paraguayan marines at Ancon Marine Base (from Paraguay)
Image 45Paraguay (from History of Paraguay)
Image 46Political map of the region, 1864 (from History of Paraguay)
Image 47Cirilo Antonio Rivarola (from History of Paraguay)
Image 48Collage of images of the Paraguayan War (from History of Paraguay)
Image 49A gathering in Caacupé (from Paraguay)
Image 50Provisional flag, 1812 (from History of Paraguay)
Image 51Belgrano's campaign against Paraguay (from History of Paraguay)
Image 52A half-naked Paraguayan soldier on sentry duty at Solano López's headquarters (from History of Paraguay)
Image 53As one of the most important resort towns in Paraguay, San Bernardino, which was founded by German settlers in the 19th century, has one of the highest purchasing power parities in the country. (from Paraguay)
Image 54Map of Paraguay province around 1600 CE (from History of Paraguay)
Image 55Independence leaders Caballero, Yegros, Francia (from History of Paraguay)
Image 56Locations of Jesuit reductions (from History of Paraguay)
Image 57Guaraní ceramics (from History of Paraguay)
Image 58Jesuit reduction of Trinidad (from History of Paraguay)
Image 59Paraguayan Legion soldiers in 1866 (from History of Paraguay)
Image 60José Félix Estigarribia (from History of Paraguay)
Image 61Asunción Cathedral, built in 1845 (from History of Paraguay)
Image 62Allied warships in the port of Asuncion, 1869 (from History of Paraguay)