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===Immigration to Paraguay=== | ===Immigration to Paraguay=== | ||
*For most of its history, Paraguay has been a recipient of immigrants, owing to its low population density, especially after the demographic collapse caused by the Paraguayan War. | *For most of its history, Paraguay has been a recipient of immigrants, owing to its low population density, especially after the demographic collapse caused by the Paraguayan War. | ||
*Immigrants include '''Italians, Germans, Russians, Japanese, Koreans, Chinese, | *Immigrants include '''Italians, Germans, Russians, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Paraguayans Japanese], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koreans_in_Paraguay Koreans], Chinese, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Paraguayans Lebanese], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainians_in_Paraguay Ukrainians], Poles, Jews, Brazilians, and Argentines'''. | ||
*Paraguay has one of the most prominent '''German''' communities in South America, with some 25,000 German-speaking '''Mennonites''' living in the Paraguayan Chaco. German settlers founded several towns, such as Hohenau, Filadelfia, Neuland, Obligado and Nueva Germania. Several websites that promote German immigration to Paraguay claim that 5–7% of the population is of German ancestry, including 150,000 people of German-Brazilian descent. | *Paraguay has one of the most prominent '''German''' communities in South America, with some 25,000 German-speaking '''Mennonites''' living in the Paraguayan Chaco. German settlers founded several towns, such as Hohenau, Filadelfia, Neuland, Obligado and Nueva Germania. Several websites that promote German immigration to Paraguay claim that 5–7% of the population is of German ancestry, including 150,000 people of German-Brazilian descent. | ||
*Paraguay has also been a haven for '''communities persecuted for the religious faith''', like the '''Bruderhof''' who were forced to leave England in 1941 because of their pacifist beliefs. | *Paraguay has also been a haven for '''communities persecuted for the religious faith''', like the '''Bruderhof''' who were forced to leave England in 1941 because of their pacifist beliefs. | ||