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The Republic of P araguay

The Republic of P araguay. By :Raymond Malo. Map of Paraguay. The Capital of P araguay is Asuncio ́ n. Capital de Paraguay. The government is a Constitutional Republic. The languages are Spanish and Guaraní. Land. The highest elevation is 2762 ft (342 m) above sea level

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The Republic of P araguay

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  1. The Republic of Paraguay By :Raymond Malo

  2. Map of Paraguay

  3. The Capital of Paraguay is Asunción. • Capital de Paraguay

  4. The government is a Constitutional Republic.

  5. The languages are Spanish and Guaraní

  6. Land • The highest elevation is 2762 ft (342 m) above sea level • The lowest point is150 ft (40 m) above sea level • The interior forest covers most of the east.

  7. Climate • Average temp is 70°f (28° c). • Average precipitin 70 in (178 cm) east Paraguay. • 20 in (51 cm) west Paraguay

  8. Population • National population is 6,000,000 • The largest population is in the Capital Asunción with 539,000 • (All from 2003)

  9. Religion • 95% of Parogayons are catholic the other 2% are protestant

  10. Currency • Guarari is the national currency • 1 U.S dollar is = to 6,250 guarari

  11. Heritage • The 1st people arrived I Paraguay in 7000-6000 B.C. • Some of the tribes from Paraguay were the Aché-Guayaki and the Toba-Maskoy • The Native Indians left almost no evidence of them being there. • All that remains are cave drawings of geometric shapes and animals including the armadillo.

  12. Food • The national drink is yerba maté (also known as Paraguay tea) • The national dish is SopaParaguan (Paraguyan soup) • Yerba maté http://www.veggiebelly.com/2009/04/yerba-mate-a-south-american-herbal-drink.html

  13. Landmarks • Itaipú Dam • Pantheon of Heroes

  14. Education • Kids must go to school for 6 years. • The school year begins in March and ends in December. • They go to school for four hours a day, from7:00 am to 11:00 am. • If the school is crowed some kids must go from 1:00pm to 5:00pm.

  15. Music • http://www.bluecaps.com.py/en/content/music-paraguay • http://www.lyricsondemand.com/miscellaneouslyrics/nationalanthemslyrics/paraguaynationalanthemlyrics.html • Music has been important part of life to the people of paraguay.

  16. Dance • http://luquelife.blogspot.com/2009/02/paraguayan-dance.html

  17. Recreation • They play baseball • They like to take music lessons to play the piano or the guitar.

  18. Sports • Many Paraguay people love soccer ,basketball, and vollyball

  19. flag • The colors of the flag are just like us red, white and blue • The red stands for justice • The white stands for peace • And the blue stands for liberty

  20. Famous people • One person is augustoRoaBastos . • He was a famous writer. • Another person is General Alfredo Stressner • He was a dictator that ruled paragauy.

  21. Natural resources • The national bird is the bare throated bell bird • The national flower is the mburucuya (passion fruit ) • One big plant they grow is soy.

  22. Bodies of water • The Pilcomayo River • The Paraguay River • The Parane River • Represa de Itaipu • The Lindo River • The Verde River • The Ape River • The Tebicuary River

  23. The End

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