World Cup 2002 Report: Paraguay

Overview This is my project about PARAGUAY .
   Here is some info Paraguay beat Sweden in World Cup Warm - Up Match .
In Asuncion found in 1537 was the first permanent spanish settlement in Eastern South America. Jesuit missions in the Guaira began in the early 1600 were given autonomy to defend against Portuguese advances and slave raiding but they could not hold east of the Parana . Official Name ;Repubic of Paraguay , Capital ; Asuncion , Area ; 157 ,048 sqare miles [406 ,752 ] square kilometers ) .
In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865-70), Paraguay lost
   two-thirds of all adult males and much of its territory. It stagnated
         economically for the next half century. In the Chaco War of 1932-35, large,
    economically important areas were won from Bolivia .

History 1864 - 1870 Loses War of the Triple Alliance against Argentina , Brazil and Uruguay . 1928 -1935 Two Chaco War against Bolivia ;Paraguay wins most of the disputed land . 1954 Gen Alfredo Stroessner seizes power ; repressive military regime . 1989 - 93 Stressner deposed by Gen , Andres Rodriguez ;first democratic elections .
1996 Coup attempt by Gen , Lion Oviedo . 1998 - 99 President Raul Cubas elected president ; resigns after assassination of Vice President Luis Maria Argana ; Cubas and Oviedo leave country .

Geography

Capital: Asuncion
Other Cities: Fuerte - Olimpo, Pilar, Villeta , Pedro P. Pena
Landforms: Rio Parana
Neighbors: Argentina 1,880 km, Bolivia 750 km, Brazil 1,290 km
Climate: subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming

semiarid in the far west

Economy

Currency: guarani (PYG)
GDP (per capita): purchasing power parity - $4,750 (2000 est.)
Labor force breakdown: 2 million (2000 est.)
Inflation rate: 23%

Major exports: mining of metals,petroleum,fishing, textiles,clothing,food processing, cement,

auto assembly ,steel, shipbuilding, metal fabrication

Trading partners: US 29%, EU 25%, Andean Community 6%, Japan 4%, Mercosur 3% (1999)

Debt: $31 billion (2000 est.)

People

mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95% .subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming
semiarid in the far west

Current Event :

Star Player: Paraguays ' top star player Malk Mommond

World Cup Information
Paraguay will be participating in their second consecutive FIFA World Cup™ finals for the first time in their history. With Cesare Maldini now in the hot seat - having replaced Sergio Markarian, the man who
guided them through qualification - the South Americans will be
looking to continue from where they left off four years ago in France. .FIFA Worldcup)
;In Asuncion found in 1537 was the first permanent spanish settlement in Eastern South America.
Links :-14 years:The population of Paragauy has about 2230, 606 people in all . Their are 38.9% male which is 1,133.306 ; and for the female there are about 1,097,360 . Iam not sure of the females percent . Now the percent passover 65 years and more there is 4 .71 % male and 6 .79 female in this year of 2001 so now the growth rate is about 2.6 % ( 2001 eat) in this year in all.
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domestic: fair microwave radio relay network

international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

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