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Paraguay - GeographyGeographyAlthough landlocked, Paraguay is bordered and criss-crossed by navigable rivers. The R�o Paraguay divides the country into strikingly different eastern and western regions. Both the eastern region--officially called Eastern Paraguay (Paraguay Oriental) and known as the Parane�a region--and the western region--officially Western Paraguay (Paraguay Occidental) and known as the Chaco-- gently slope toward and are drained into the R�o Paraguay, which thus not only separates the two regions but unifies them. With the Parane�a region reaching southward and the Chaco extending to the north, Paraguay straddles the Tropic of Capricorn and experiences both subtropical and tropical climates. Paraguay is bounded by three substantially larger countries: Bolivia, Argentina, and Brazil. The northwestern boundary with Bolivia, extending through the low hills of the Chaco region, was set in 1938. The boundary between the Chaco and Brazil was defined in 1927; it continues from the confluence of the R�o Apa and R�o Paraguay northward along the course of the R�o Paraguay to the border with Bolivia. The northern border of the Parane�a region, set in 1872, follows the course of the R�o Paran�, the ridges of the mountains in the northeast region, and finally the course of the R�o Apa until it empties into the R�o Paraguay. Paraguay's southern border with Argentina is formed by the R�o Pilcomayo, R�o Paraguay, and R�o Paran�. These boundaries were agreed to in 1876. |
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