The Republic of Paraguay (Spanish: República del Paraguay), or Paraguay for short, is a country in central South America. It has a land area of 406,800 square kilometers and a population of 7,053,000.
1. Paraguay is one of only two landlocked countries in South America.
2. From 1864 to 1870, Paraguay launched a surprise war against Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, which was the largest war in South America so far, and the result was, of course, paraguay was defeated.
3. In terms of population ratio, the Paraguayan War was the most lethal in recent history, killing more than 60 per cent of Paraguay's population.
(American Dad Won't Let)
4. Paraguay is the only South American country that has not established diplomatic relations with China.
5. More than 90 per cent of Paraguay's population is concentrated in the area east of the Paraguay River.
6. Paraguay is 95% of Indo-European mestizos, the rest are Indians and Caucasians. (Because of the mixed race, so there are many beautiful women)
7. As an underdeveloped country, Paraguayan society is more polarized. Land is highly concentrated, with less than 1 percent of the wealthy owning more than 75 percent of the country's land.
8. Paraguayan football is the world's oldest powerhouse, has reached the World Cup finals 5 times, and won the country's only Olympic medal at the Olympic Games by relying on football.
8. The flag of Paraguay is the only flag in the world with two different front and back flags. On the obverse is the army emblem of Paraguay, on the reverse is the seal of the Ministry of Finance.
9. In Paraguay, duels are considered legal, but the premise of duels is that both parties must be registered blood donors.
10. The national flower of Paraguay is the flower of passion fruit.
11. As a loyal little brother of the United States, Paraguay has also been recognized by Hamas as a KB organization country along with the United States, the European Union, Israel and Canada.
In the 2020 World Happiness Report, Paraguay ranked 33rd, while 34th place was Singapore. (93rd in China)
13.Paraguayan national law stipulates that a man must marry three wives when he reaches adulthood, no less, or he will be imprisoned. It's a paragraph! It's fake! Generally flickering to immigrate.
14. Located on the Paraná River, a river on the border between Brazil and Paraguay, the Itaipu Dam is the second largest dam in the world after the Three Gorges Dam, providing 80% of Paraguay's electricity, making it the world's largest exporter of electricity. (More than 25% of Brazil's electricity comes from the Itaipu hydroelectric plant)
15. Paraguay's infrastructure is weak, in the Paraguayan countryside, the roads are basically dusty, and horse-drawn carriages are the main means of transport in the local area.
16. Pineapples are native to Paraguay and the Amazon basin of Brazil.
17. There is a water lily in Paraguay known as the Victorian Amazon water lily, which is the largest water lily in the world and can be stood on by anyone.
18. Paraguayans have a habit of drinking tea, and in the summer, they drink yerba mate after meals.
19.Among the Indians of Paraguay, the rite of passage of passage is performed at the age of 14 for boys and 13 for girls. The boys will be punctured in the lower lip, and the rest of the men will pray to the god "Tupa" for 3 consecutive days, only to be able to eat polenta. Girls are locked up in the house for 3 weeks, eating only a small amount of food, unable to speak, unable to laugh.
20. Paraguayans are good at weaving and have a wide variety of embroidery products, this hand-woven artwork is what they call "spider webs".
21. Before the New Year, Paraguay also has a local traditional festival, that is, the "Cold Meal Day", which has 5 days and can only eat cold milk foods, which is said to commemorate the brave soldiers who fought bravely in the war.
22. Although China and Pakistan do not have diplomatic relations, Paraguay has an Oriental City, and 90% of the goods in Oriental City come from China. The largest shopping mall here is called "Shopping China".
23. Paraguayans are generous, and if you praise someone else's stuff, most Paraguayans will give it to you as a gift. ([Thinking] What if they praise their daughter-in-law as beautiful)
24. Houses with doorbells are rarely seen in Paraguay, and they usually directly tap the door of the house to ask the owner to open the door.
25. Paraguay is best known for football and beauty, as well as with Uruguay's "Li Kui and Li Ghost".
PS: I am a cat and cat fish, asking for attention, not getting lost, and saving curiosity together.