The Republic of Paraguay

By :Raymond Malo

Map of Paraguay

The Capital of Paraguay is Asuncio n.

• Capital de Paraguay

The government is a Constitutional Republic.

The languages are Spanish and Guarani

Land

• The highest elevation is 2762 ft (342 m) above sea level

• The lowest point is150 ft (40 m) above sea level

• The interior forest covers most of the east.

Climate

• Average temp is 70°f (28° c).• Average precipitin 70 in (178 cm) east

Paraguay.• 20 in (51 cm) west Paraguay

Population

• National population is 6,000,000• The largest population is in the Capital

Asuncion with 539,000 • (All from 2003)

Religion

• 95% of Parogayons are catholic the other 2% are protestant

Currency

• Guarari is the national currency

• 1 U.S dollar is = to 6,250 guarari

Heritage

• The 1st people arrived I Paraguay in 7000-6000 B.C.

• Some of the tribes from Paraguay were the Ache-Guayaki and the Toba-Maskoy

• The Native Indians left almost no evidence of them being there.

• All that remains are cave drawings of geometric shapes and animals including the armadillo.

Food

• The national drink is yerba mate (also known as Paraguay tea)

• The national dish is Sopa Paraguan (Paraguyan soup)

• Yerba mate http://www.veggiebelly.com/2009/04/yerba-mate-a-south-american-herbal-drink.html

Landmarks

• Itaipu Dam• Pantheon of Heroes

Education

• Kids must go to school for 6 years. • The school year begins in March and ends in

December.• They go to school for four hours a day,

from7:00 am to 11:00 am.• If the school is crowed some kids must go

from 1:00pm to 5:00pm.

Music

• http://www.bluecaps.com.py/en/content/music-paraguay

• http://www.lyricsondemand.com/miscellaneouslyrics/nationalanthemslyrics/paraguaynationalanthemlyrics.html

• Music has been important part of life to the people of paraguay.

Dance

• http://luquelife.blogspot.com/2009/02/paraguayan-dance.html

Recreation

• They play baseball• They like to take music lessons to play the

piano or the guitar.

Sports

• Many Paraguay people love soccer ,basketball, and vollyball

flag

• The colors of the flag are just like us red, white and blue

• The red stands for justice• The white stands for peace• And the blue stands for liberty

Famous people

• One person is augusto Roa Bastos .• He was a famous writer. • Another person is General Alfredo Stressner• He was a dictator that ruled paragauy.

Natural resources

• The national bird is the bare throated bell bird • The national flower is the mburucuya (passion

fruit )• One big plant they grow is soy.

Bodies of water

• The Pilcomayo River• The Paraguay River• The Parane River• Represa de Itaipu• The Lindo River• The Verde River• The Ape River• The Tebicuary River

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