Place:Paraguay

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Place Information
Name
Paraguay
Alternate names
Paraguai     (Rand McNally Atlas (1994) p 320)
Republic of Paraguay     (Wikipedia)
República del Paraguay     (Britannica Book of the Year (1991) p 679; Britannica Book of the Year (1993) p 690)
Type
Country
Coordinates
23°S 58°W
Contained Places

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Capital district
Asunción
Department
Alto Paraguay
Alto Paraná
Amambay
Boquerón ( 1944 - )
Caaguazú
Caazapá
Canendiyú
Canindeyú
Central
Chaco ( 1973 - )
Concepción
Cordillera
Guairá
Itapúa
Misiones
Nueva Asunción ( 1973 - )
Paraguarí
Presidente Hayes
San Pedro
Ñeembucú
Inhabited place
Acaray
Region
Occidental
Oriental
Unknown
Chaco Boreal
La Cordillera
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source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, bordering Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest, and is located in the very heart of South America. The name "Paraguay" is derived from the Guaraní word pararaguay meaning "from a great river". The "great river" is the Paraná River, which produces the greatest amount of hydroelectric power in the world.   

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