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Fun fact 3 about Paraguay

José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Paraguay's first dictator
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Paraguay is divided by the Río Paraguay into two distinct geographic regions: the eastern region and the western region known as the Chaco.

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Paraguay

Population
7.0M
Area
406,752 km²
Capital
Asunción
Continent
South America
107th most populous country in the world

Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country located in the central region of South America. It borders Bolivia to the northwest and north, Brazil to the northeast and east, and Argentina to the southeast, south, and west.

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