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- Paraguay has a Triple Frontier, which is the site where two major rivers converge and create a three way border between Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil.

- Rivers are very important in Paraguay and the name Paraguay actually translates to "river that gives birth to the sea."

- Paraguay is among the world's largest producers of hydroelectric power.

- Paraguay has been involved in two of the three major wars in South America.

- Paraguay's water sources take up 9,450 sq km of the country's total area of 406,752 sq km.

- Because of its location in the center of South America, Paraguay is sometimes referred to as " the Heart of South America."

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Paraguay is about 23 degrees south and about 58 degrees west.

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A popular dish in Paraguay is the chipa. It is a bread roll, made of mandioca, filled with egg, cheese, and sometimes barbecued meat.

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Paraguay is 89.6% Roman Catholic, 6.2% Protestant, 1.1% Christian, 1.9% unspecified, and 1.1% no religion.

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Paraguay mostly speaks two languages- Guarani and Spanish. It is unique because it is one of the only countries that predominantly speaks its native language.

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- The first people to live in Paraguay were the Guarani, and they were farmers. The Spanish arrived in Paraguay in the 1530s and lived among the natives. The Spanish took over and ruled until Paraguay gained independence from Spain in 1811. One of the major wars it participated in was the War of the Triple Alliance, which was fought from 1864 to 1870, where it lost two thirds of the male population and lots of land against the Triple Alliance of Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina. Many people say it was the bloodiest war ever fought in South America. During the war, Paraguay had a young, spoiled dictator that led them to trouble. As a result, two political parties were born - the Liberal Party and the National Republican Association. The Liberal Party was strongest and rose to power, starting a democratic republic that lasted through many more wars up until today.

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Paraguay is a democratic republic. Paraguayans elect Presidents, Vice Presidents, a Congress, and other leaders similar to U.S. citizens. Like the U.S. is divided into states, Paraguay is divided into 17 departments and one capital city, Asuncion, and each has a local government. The country has had many constitutions, but the most recent one was made in 1992. This constitution states that Paraguay is a democratic republic and that it is run by a legislative body, made up of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, an executive body, made up of the President, Mario Abdo Benitez, the Vice President, Hugo Adalberto Velazquez Moreno, and the cabinet, and a judicial body, made up of the Supreme Court.

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- Paraguay's population is 6,954,837 people.
- Most of Paraguay's population is 25-54 years old and they take up 41.59% of the total population.
- About 95% of the population is literate.
- The life expectancy at birth is only about 74 years for men and only about 80 years for women.
- More than one third of the population lives below the poverty line.

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Paraguay is home to lots of rivers, including the Paraguay River, the Parana River, the Verde River, and many others. The highest mountain is the Cerro Pero. Paraguay also has the Chaco, a very sparsely populated lowland, going through the upper half of it.

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The climate in Paraguay is subtropical. The east experiences high amounts of rainfall. The average summer temperature is 95 degrees and the average winter temperature ranges from 42 - 71 degrees.