214 years ago today, on May 14, 1811 (March 22, 1811), Paraguay declared independence. The Iguazu Falls is the widest waterfall in the world, located on the border between Argentina and Brazil. Paraguay is a landlocked country in South America, bordering Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil. Located in the northern part of the Plain of La Plata, the Paraguay River divides the country from north to south into eastern and western parts. The eastern part is hilly, swampy and wavy plains, where more than 90% of the country's population is concentrated; the western part is virgin forest and grassland. It has a subtropical climate with an average temperature of 27 ° C in summer and 17 ° C in winter. The average annual precipitation in the eastern part is 1500 mm and 500 mm in the western part. It was originally inhabited by the Indian Guaraní people. It became a Spanish colony in 1537. Independence was declared on May 14, 1811. In 1865, the Lopez government declared war on Brazil in order to expand its territory and attack the southwestern region of Brazil at that time. The war lasted 5 years. Paraguay was defeated. The Lopez government ceded land and paid compensation. The territory was reduced by nearly half, and it lost access to the sea and became a landlocked country. After the 1870s, the Red Party and the Liberal Party took turns in power. From 1932 to 1935, Pakistan and Bolivia fought the Chaco War for oil resources. The two sides signed a peace agreement, and Pakistan obtained three-quarters of the land in the Chaco region. On May 4, 1954, the soldier Stroessner joined the right wing of the Red Party to stage a coup and came to power, and implemented a military dictatorship for 35 years. On February 2, 1989, Rodriguez, commander of the First Military Region of Pakistan, launched a coup to overthrow the Stroessner dictatorship and was elected president in May of the same year. In the 1993 presidential election, the Red Party candidate Vasmosi won and established the first elected civilian government after 1954. In May 1998, the Red Party presidential candidate Kuvas was elected president. In March 1999, Vice President and Red Party chairperson Agana was assassinated and Kuvas was forced to resign. Senate Speaker Gonzalez succeeded him as president and formed a coalition government dominated by the Red Party. In April 2003, the Red Party presidential candidate Duarte was elected president. On April 21, 2008, the opposition "National Alliance for Change" candidate and former Bishop Lugo was elected president with 40.83% of the votes, ending the 61-year history of the Red Party in power. The new president of Paraguay, Federico Franco Former President Lugo of Asunción, the capital of Paraguay, was impeached by the parliament. Vice President Franco took over until August 2013. Former President Lugo, Lugo was impeached by the parliament on June 22, 2012. Indigenous people of Paraguay, Paraguay was originally inhabited by the Indian Guaraní people. Paraguayans, Paraguay's Indo-European mixed race accounts for about 95%, and the rest are Indians and whites. Church, 90% of Paraguay's residents are Catholic. The Paraguayan team at the Olympic Games was led by beautiful woman Lailin Franco. Paraguay beautiful woman, Lailin Franco Lailin Franco was a javelin player, beauty pageant champion, and supermodel at the Beijing Olympics. Paraguayan supermodel: Larissa Riquelme, during the 2010 World Cup, Riquelme became famous for putting his mobile phone in his cleavage while watching football. The site of the Jesuit Mission in Paraguay, founded in the 17th century by members of the Jesuit Mission, is listed as a World Heritage Site. Hall of Heroes, a famous landmark in the capital of Paraguay: the Hall of Heroes, which honors the national heroes of Paraguay.