Paraguay

Paraguay

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Paraguay Armorial

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Paraguay is a landlocked South American country leveraging renewable hydropower exports, robust agricultural production, and steady economic diversification.

Paraguay is a Country located in the South America sub-region of the Americas continent.

Easy learning about Paraguay

The capital city of Paraguay is Asuncion.

Word: Guaraní

Meaning: native people

Basic Information

Capital City: Asuncion

Population: 6,844,146 (UN)

Area: 406,750 km² / 252,742 sq mi

People are called: Paraguayans

Type: Country

Administrative Divisions

17 departments (departamentos) and 1 capital city*
  1. Alto Paraguay
  2. Alto Parana
  3. Amambay
  4. Asuncion*
  5. Boquerón
  6. Caaguazú
  7. Caazapá
  8. Canindeyú
  9. Central
  10. Concepcion
  11. Cordillera
  12. Guairá
  13. Itapúa
  14. Misiones
  15. Ñeembucú
  16. Paraguarí
  17. Presidente Hayes
  18. San Pedro

Geography

Latitude: 23° 00' S

Longitude: 58° 00' W

Geographical Subregion: South America

Continental Region: Americas

Borders

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 30 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 147

Climate

subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west

Global Indices

EF EPI Position: 45 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Score: 531 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Proficiency: Moderate Proficiency (EF EPI)

Global Peace Index Rank: 74 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 2.044 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $6,522 (IMF)

Currency: Guarani

Currency Code: PYG

Human Development

HDI Rank: 99 (UNDP)

HDI Value: 0.756

Mean Years of Schooling: 8,9

Expected Years of Schooling: 14,0

Life Expectancy at Birth: 73,8 Years

Religion

Most Predominant: Catholic

Second Most Predominant: Protestant

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: Legislative

Technical Information

TLD: .py

Calling Code: +595

MapGeo Name: Paraguay

MapGeo Code: PY

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