Physical Geography

Size and Location

Paraguay is about the same size as California, or 157,000 square miles.
It is bordered by Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina.
Paraguay is a landlocked country with its main body of water being the Paraguay river. It is divided into two section. East of the Paraguay River, near the capital, is where most people live. People who live on the other side live in a region called the Chaco. People in the Chaco region are mostly farmers and ranchers because the Chaco is very flat, but also very marshy.

The east of the Paraguay river, where the capital of Paraguay and where most of the residents of Paraguay live, is grassy plains and small, wooded hills.
Near the water on the west side of the Paraguay river, it is very marshy. Further west of the river, it slowly become dry and thorny shrubs.
Paraguay is semi-tropical to temperate. It gets a lot of rain in the east, while as you go west it gets more and more dry and arid.

Lake Ypoa, about 40 miles away from Asuncion, is the largest lake in Paraguay at less than 12 miles wide. It is a marshy area not for the common tourist, as it can be very dangerous. Much wildlife lives here, including a wide variety of birds and crocodiles.
The Paraguay river is a river that divides the east and west sides of Paraguay. It is the source for all of Paraguay's hydro-electric power and is one of the most important things in the life of some Paraguayans.

Fauna

Flora