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Paraguay GEOGRAPHY
Size: 406,750 square kilometers.
Topography: Divided by Río Paraguay into eastern Paraneña
and western Chaco regions. Paraneña landform ranges from lowlands
to mountains, highest elevations occurring near border with Brazil.
Chaco's vast low plain--more than 60 percent of Paraguay's total
land area--alternately flooded and parched. About 95 percent of
population concentrated in Paraneña.
Climate: Subtropical, humid climate in Paraneña with
abundant rainfall evenly distributed throughout the year. Tropical
climate in Chaco with distinct wet and dry seasons. Modest seasonal
variations in temperature in both regions.
Data as of December 1988
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