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Paraguay. By Hannah, Elisha and Megan. Is in Central South America Surrounded by Arge ntina, Bolivia and Brazil Northeast of Argentina and Southwest of Brazil Size: 406, 752 km2 North-South is 925 km and East -West is 660 km. Location/Size. Population. 6, 995, 655 in 2009 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Paraguay

Paraguay

By Hannah, Elisha and Megan

Page 2: Paraguay

Location/Size

• Is in Central South America

• Surrounded by Arge ntina, Bolivia and Brazil

• Northeast of Argentina and Southwest of Brazil

• Size: 406, 752 km2• North-South is 925 km

and East -West is 660 km

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Population

• 6, 995, 655 in 2009• 25-100 people per a automobile• 4 to 5 people per house hold• Average of children per house is 4

children

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Languages

• Most speaks Guarani and Spanish• School, government and in commerce

use Spanish• Conversation Guarani• Some adults can’t write and read• Paraguayan’s Spanish is called

Catellano

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Capital City/Important Cities

• Asuncion is the capital city

• The largest cities are Ciudad del Est and Asuncion

• About half of the people that live in Paraguay live in town and cities

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Culture

• Don’t appreciate shouting and being rude

• Men usually give up their bus seats to older people and women

• Poor people is clean too

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Religions

• Roman Catholicism 89 percent in 2002, so about 90 percent is roman Catholicism

• Woman tend to be more religious than men

• President must be Roman Catholicism

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Climate• Warm and humid

climate in the East

• Drier semi climate in the West

• Tropical climate ( Hot and heavy rainfall)

• Rain about 50 to 65 inches a year

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Government

• Chief of the state is the president• Government Palace is in Asuncion • Government Palace was completed in

1892.

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Geography

• Paraguay doesn’t have mountains• Trees shed leaves in the winter• There is a river called Paraguay River• Although Paraguay is a land lock

country, water comes from the river

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Education

• Children must buy uniforms and supplies

• Many rural children never drop out to help their families from farm

• The law requires children from age 7 to 13 have to attend school.

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Currency

• Money is called Guarani

• Get money from farming and growing trees

• 100 cent is Guarani

• Money can be just in paper form

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Agriculture

• Works on small plot until the soil is no longer productive

• Many people don’t own land for agriculture

• Fifth of land grows crops• Eastern has the best soil• Animals farms on large farms

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Animals/Plants

• There is an animal called harpy eagle• National flower is mburucuya • Mburucuya can be passion frait, or

passion flower• Bush Dog ia an animal that its back

side and the sides of body is reddish brown

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Food• Eat lots of meat• Another common

food is cassava• Cassava might be

boiled• Mazamora: Corn

Mush• Sooyo Sopy: soup

with ground meat, served with rice or noodles.

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Thank You

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