Paraguay had been a colony of Spain who achieved its independence in 1811. They lost two-thirds of their soldiers during the disastrous “War of the Triple Alliance” in 1865–1870. This war was fought against Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay to gain access to the sea. They lost but they won the “Chaco War” of 1932-1935 with Bolivia. Paraguay then gained a large part of the Chaco lowland region. This war claimed 36,000 lives among their soldiers, and this explains the country's low population density. However, in recent decades high population growth was recorded. Read more...
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