Paraguay

thumb|300px|right|The flag and national anthem of Paraguay.
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay (Spanish: República del Paraguay, pronounced [reˈpuβlika ðel paɾaˈɣwai]; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái), is one of the only two landlocked countries which lie entirely within the Western Hemisphere, the other being Bolivia, both in South America. It lies on both banks of the Paraguay River and is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Because of its central location in South America, the country is sometimes referred to as Corazón de América; Heart of America. About 18%of the population live off less than US $2 a day.
==Religion in Paraguay==
Paraguay is a predominantly Christian country. According to the 2002 census, 89.6% of Paraguayans Roman Catholics, 0.23% are Lutherans, 0.22% are Mennonites and 0.01% are Russian Orthodox.
About 0.5% of the people of Paraguay are Buddhists, mostly immigrants from Korea. Judaism is the religion of 0.03% of the population and Islam that of 0.02% of Paraguay's people, largely immigrants from Lebanon and other parts of the Middle East.
Paraguay has no official state religion and its constitution guarantees religious freedom.
==References==
*http://www.thedhamma.com/buddhists_in_the_world.htm
*The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained. David N. Snyder, Ph.D., 2006.
*http://www.thedhamma.com/
==External links==
* Wikipedia article about Paraguay.
* Wikivoyage article about Paraguay.
Category:Buddhism by location
Category:Christian-Majority Countries
Category:Americas
Category:Paraguay