Paraguay, South America

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Asuncion, capital city of Paraguay

Paraguay Flag

Paraguay is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean located in the South America sub‑region of the Americas continent.

Easy learning about Paraguay
Paraguay is located in	Latin America and the Caribbean South America Americas Continent
Paraguay has a population of	6,844,146 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Paraguay are called Paraguayans
The country’s total area is	406,750 Km² ( 252,742 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	74
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Paraguay HDI ranks in position nº 102 worldwide High Human Development HDI of 0.731 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Paraguay’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 147 countries Paraguay passport ranks in position nº 30 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Paraguay GDP per capita is	$6,522 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Paraguay ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Paraguay EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Moderate proficiency in English has a score of 531 ranks 45th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	23° 00' S, 58° 00' W Open in Google Maps
Paraguay Capital city	Asuncion
Neighbouring countries	Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina.
Paraguay Climate	subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west
Most predominant religion	Roman Catholic,
Second most predominant religion	Protestant,
Currency name & code	Guarani (PYG)
Internet ccTLD	.py
Paraguay calling code	+595

17 departments (departamentos) and 1 capital city*

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