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fiogf49gjkf0d PARAGUAY IS A LANDLOCKED COUNTRY IN SOUTH AMERICA BORDERED
BY BRAZIL TO THE EAST, ARGENTINA TO THE SOUTHEAST, AND
BOLIVIA TO THE NORTHWEST. IT HAS AN AREA OF 406,752 SQ KM
AND IS BASICALLY DIVIDED INTO TWO REGIONS, THE EASTERN AND
THE CHACO BOREAL, BY THE PARAGUAY RIVER THAT RUNS NORTH TO
SOUTH.
THE EASTERN REGION IS AN EXTENSION OF THE BRAZILIAN
PLATEAU AND VARIES IN ALTITUDE FROM 50M ABOVE SEA LEVEL IN
THE SOUTHWESTERN AREA OF THE COUNTRY TO A FEW HILLS THAT
RISE ABOVE 800M. THE AMAMBAY MOUNTAINS RUN NORTH TO SOUTH
ALONG PART OF THE EASTERN BORDER WITH BRAZIL AND THEN
BECOME THE CORDILLERA DE MBARACAYU RUNNING EASTWARD. TO
THE WEST OF THESE MOUNTAINS LIES THE BROAD PARAGUAY RIVER
VALLEY. ABOUT 80% OF THE COUNTRY LIES BELOW 300M IN
ELEVATION. THE NORTHERN CHACO BOREAL REGION COVERS TWO-
THIRDS OF THE COUNTRY AND IS A FLAT, SEMI-ARID PLAIN.
THREE MAJOR RIVERS: THE ALTO PARANA, THE PILCOMAYO AND THE
PARAGUAY ARE NAVIGABLE AND PROVIDE AN IMPORTANT ACCESS TO
THE DISTANT ATLANTIC OCEAN.
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