Paraguay, South America
This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.
Paraguay is a landlocked South American country leveraging renewable hydropower exports, robust agricultural production, and steady economic diversification.
Paraguay in one word would be “Guaraní,” meaning native people.
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Paraguay armorial
Paraguay is a country located in the South America sub‑region of the Americas continent.
Paraguay administrative divisions
17 departments (departamentos) and 1 capital city*- Alto Paraguay
- Alto Parana
- Amambay
- Asuncion*
- Boquerón
- Caaguazú
- Caazapá
- Canindeyú
- Central
- Concepcion
- Cordillera
- Guairá
- Itapúa
- Misiones
- Ñeembucú
- Paraguarí
- Presidente Hayes
- San Pedro
Easy learning about Paraguay |
The capital city of Paraguay is Asuncion.
| Paraguay is located in | South America Americas Continent Inhabitants of Paraguay are called Paraguayans |
| Paraguay has a population of | 6,844,146 inhabitants within a total area of 406,750 Km2 (252,742 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Paraguay’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 74 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.04 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Paraguay HDI ranks in position nº 99 worldwide HDI of 0.756 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Paraguay’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 147 countries Paraguay passport ranks 30th 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 has a score of 531 ranks 45th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 23° 00' S, 58° 00' W Open in Google Maps |
| 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 |
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