Paraguay

the Republic Paraguay is had in the central part of the South America, far from ocean coasts. The square - 406,8  thousand sq. km. The population - 4,6 million persons. Capital - Asuncion.

To the Spanish gain in terrain of present Paraguay Indians guarani, on level of social and economic development the surpassing next American Indian people dwelt. More 90 % of Paraguayans - the mongrels conducting a parentage from mixed marriages between the Spanish colonists and indiankami. Tongue guarani, along with Spanish, is an official state language (on him half of population speaks almost).

History of Paraguay and its statehood in modern boundary lines closely related a latin church with domination, in particular the jesuitical order possessing to 1768  year land and other oofs of the country. Per se, throughout one and a half centuries in terrain of present Paraguay there was a theocratic state of jesuits. From Spain the republic has gained independence in 1811  to year.

The country Nature is happy is uniform. Tropical, moderately the continental climate contributes in omnipresent growth of tropical woods and light forests (savannahs). Woods are cleared away under plantations of tea, tobacco, and also under pasteurages. Animal husbandry and, first of all, a beef cattle husbandry - one of the most profitable branches of agriculture. Besides, the country imports such products of a forestry, as an extract kebracho, timbers. The river Paraguay crossing the country from the north on the south, divides its terrain into the Left bank and the Right bank (CHako). Economic life of Paraguay is concentrated mainly to the Left bank where the country capital - the city of Asuncion is had also. Here there are also basic tourist areas. The right bank is first of all agricultural terrain with sugarcane plantations, kebracho, etc. crops.