Paraguay Passport

【 Country Name 】 Republic of Paraguay (Rep ú blica del Paraguay).

[Area] 406800 square kilometers.

Population: 6.11 million (2023). 95% are Indo European mixed race people, while the rest are Native Americans and Caucasians. The official languages are Spanish and Guarani. 89.6% of residents believe in Catholicism. 1.8% of the residents are indigenous.

【 Capital 】 Asunci ó n, with a population of 522000, has a summer temperature of 22-35 ℃ and a winter temperature of 12-22 ℃.

President Santiago Pe ñ a Palacios won the presidential election on April 30, 2023 and was inaugurated in August, serving until August 2028.

Independence Day: May 14th

[Overview] A landlocked country in South America, bordering Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil. Located in the northern part of the La Plata Plain, the Paraguay River divides the country into east and west parts from north to south. The eastern region is characterized by hills, swamps, and undulating plains, with over 90% of the country's population concentrated here; The western region consists of primitive forests and grasslands. It belongs to subtropical climate, with an average temperature of 27 ℃ in summer and 17 ℃ in winter. The average annual precipitation in the eastern region is 1500 millimeters, while in the western region it is 500 millimeters.

Originally inhabited by the indigenous Guaran í people. In 1537, it became a Spanish colony. Independence was declared on May 14, 1811. In 1865, the Lopez government launched an attack on the southwestern region of Brazil to expand its territory. The coalition of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay declared war on Brazil. The war lasted for 5 years, Paraguay was defeated, and the Lopez government ceded territory and paid reparations, reducing its territory by nearly half. After the 1870s, the Red Party and the Liberal Party took turns in power. From 1932 to 1935, the Chaco War broke out between Brazil and Bolivia over oil resources. Later, the two sides signed a peace agreement, and Brazil obtained three-quarters of the land in the Chaco region. On May 4, 1954, soldier Stroessner and the right-wing of the Red Party launched a coup and came to power, implementing military dictatorship for 35 years. On February 2, 1989, the commander of the First Military Region of Brazil, Rodriguez, launched a coup and overthrew the dictatorship of Stroessner. The first democratic election was held in May of the same year, and Ronaldo himself was elected president. In the 1993 presidential election, Red Party candidate Vasmoxi won and established the first democratically elected civilian government since 1954.

On April 21, 2008, the opposition party's "National Alliance for Change" candidate and former bishop Lugo was elected president, ending the Red Party's 61 year history of continuous rule. In June 2012, there was a bloody conflict between police and farmers occupying land in northern Pakistan, resulting in 17 deaths. The Red Party, citing Lugo's mishandling, pushed for an overwhelming majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate to impeach Lugo. Lugo was forced to resign and Vice President Franco took over as President. In August 2013, Red Party candidate Horacio Cartes became president. In April 2018, Red Party candidate Mario Afdo was elected president and inaugurated in August 2018. In April 2023, Red Party candidate Santiago Pe ñ a was elected president and inaugurated in August 2023, serving until August 2028.

The current Constitution was promulgated on June 20, 1992. The Constitution stipulates that Pakistan is a representative state. The president is elected by universal suffrage for a term of 5 years and cannot be re elected. One Vice President will be appointed, currently Vice President Pedro Alliana, who will take office in August 2023 and serve until August 2028.

The parliament is divided into two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives, with 45 senators and 80 representatives elected by universal suffrage for a term of 5 years. The current parliament will be elected in April 2023. At present, the seats held by each political party in the parliament are as follows: