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Paraguay (/ ˈ p ær ə ɡ w aɪ /; 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.
Sport in Paraguay is an important part of the country's national culture. Football is the most popular sport, and basketball is also very popular. [3] Other sports such as volleyball, futsal, swimming and tennis are also popular. [3] Additional Paraguayan sports and pastimes include rugby union, chess, motorsport, golf and rowing.
[3] In 1731, an uprising under José de Antequeray y Castro [4] was one of the first rebellions against Spanish colonial rule. The uprising failed, but it was the first sign of the independent spirit that was growing among the criollos, mestizos and natives of Paraguay. The event influenced the independence of Paraguay, which then materialised ...
Asunción (English: / ɑː ˌ s uː n s i ˈ oʊ n, ˌ ɑː s uː n ˈ s j oʊ n /, [3] [4] [5] Spanish:) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River.
Demographics of Paraguay, Data of Our World in Data, year 2022; Number of inhabitants in thousands. Paraguay population density (people per km 2). According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects [14] [15] the total population was 6,703,799 in 2021, compared to only 1,473,000 in 1950.
In 2003 Paraguay’s national military academy admitted female cadets for the first time, opening another door for women pursuing education. [1] The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) [2] finds that Paraguay is fulfilling only 70.7% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to education based on the country's level of income. [3]
According to data in the National Census of Population and Housing of the year 2012, carried out by the Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos (today Instituto Nacional de Estadística), the most spoken languages in Paraguayan homes are: 46.3% Spanish and Guaraní (or Jopara), 34% only Guaraní, and 15.3% only Spanish; the rest ...
The first Baháʼí pioneer to settle in Paraguay was Elizabeth Cheney late in 1940 [26] and the first Baháʼí Local Spiritual Assembly of Asunción was elected in 1944. [26] [27] By 1961 Paraguayan Baháʼís had elected the first National Spiritual Assembly and by 1963 there were 3 local assemblies plus other communities. [28]