Here, let us take a look at some of the important facts about the country Turks and Caicos Islands. Here, we have some interesting facts about Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands (officially: Turks and Caicos Islands) is a country in Americas, precisely in Caribbean, with a population of about N/A inhabitants today (2024-11-02). The capital city of Turks and Caicos Islands is Cockburn Town, and the official country TLD code is .tc. Turks and Caicos Islands has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as TC, TCA, N/A, 796 respectively. Check some other vital information below.
Several Indigenous groups, principally belonging to the Guarani language family, inhabited the area of modern
Paraguay before the arrival of the Spanish in the early 16th century, when the territory was incorporated into the Viceroyalty of
Peru.
Paraguay achieved its independence from
Spain in 1811 with the help of neighboring states. In the aftermath of independence, a series of military dictators ruled the country until 1870. During the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1864-70) -- fought against
Argentina,
Brazil, and
Uruguay --
Paraguay lost two thirds of its adult males and much of its territory. The country stagnated economically for the next half-century and experienced a tumultuous series of political regimes. Following the Chaco War of 1932-35 with
Bolivia,
Paraguay gained a large part of the Chaco lowland region. The 35-year military dictatorship of Alfredo STROESSNER ended in 1989, and
Paraguay has held relatively free and regular presidential elections since the country's return to democracy.