Paraguay
Paraguay located in South America bordering Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest.
Paraguay is currently the largest hydroelectric power plant in the world, generating all the electricity required as Paraguay co-owns the Itaipu Dam with the the right to use 50% of electricity generated. Because they use less than 10% of that electricity produced, they sell the rest back to Brazil. Another large hydroelectric power plant on the Paraná River is Yacyretá, shared by Paraguay and Argentina. Paraguay is currently the world's largest exporter of hydroelectric power.
Paraguay terrain is made up of grassy plains and wooded hills to the east. To the west, there are mostly low, marshy plains. The local climate ranges from subtropical to temperate, with substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, though becoming semi-arid in the far west.
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