Paraguay

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Recently, Paraguay’s Senate voted to remove the country’s President Santiago Pena, for misconduct in office and placed him under house arrest. 

About Paraguay

• Location: It is a landlocked country located in central South America.
• Bordering countries: It is bordered by Bolivia to the north and northwest; by Brazil to the east and northeast and by Argentina to the west, south, and southeast.
• The Tropic of Capricorn passes through it.
• Capital City: Asunción, a city that lies on the Paraguay River.

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Geographical Features of Paraguay

• It is divided by the Paraguay River into two distinct regions: the eastern Región Oriental and the western Región Occidental, also known as the Chaco Boreal.
• Climate: It has a subtropical to temperate climate, characterized by a rainy season in summer and a dry season in winter.
• Rivers: It is drained by the Paraguay, Parana, and Pilcomayo Rivers.
• Lakes: Lake Ypoa and Lake Vera
• Mountain: Cerro Pero is the highest mountain in Paraguay
• Natural Resources: It has natural resources such as timber, iron ore, clay, manganese, limestone, and gypsum.

Source: TH