Paraguay
Americas · Capital: Asunción
How it is run: Paraguay is a member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly. Use the research links below to find out exactly who makes the laws there.
Paraguay is home to 7.0 million people in South America, where people speak Guaraní, Spanish.
Numbers that tell a story 🔢
👥 People
7.0 million people
That is about 866 people out of every million on Earth (counted in 2025).
🗺️ Land
406,752 km²
Bigger than Texas — a long road trip from one side to the other.
🏙️ How crowded
Only about 17 people per square kilometre — lots of wide open space between towns.
📊 Size in its region
17th most people in Americas
12th largest by land in Americas.
🗣️ Official languages
Guaraní, Spanish
More than one language is used for official business.
💰 Money
Paraguayan guaraní (₲)
Life here today 🩺
These come from World Bank open data — the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
❤️ How long people live
74 years on average
Doctors, clean water and food supply all change this number over time.
💼 Money made per person each year
about US$7,027
A lower-middle-income country: incomes are rising, but many families still farm or work informally.
🏢 Living in cities
70.4% of people
Mostly a city country — think buses, trains and apartment blocks.
🎒 Kids under 15
28.4% of the population
A fairly balanced mix of young and old.
Everyday details 🧭
📞 Phone code
+595
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
🌐 Websites end in
.py
🧑 People here are called
Paraguayan
🏷️ Name at home
Paraguái · Paraguay
Also written: Republic of Paraguay, República del Paraguay, Tetã Paraguái.
🌊 Coast or inland
Landlocked — no coastline
🕊️ UN voting group
Latin American and Caribbean Group
Countries in the same group often plan votes together.
Neighbours & borders 🤝
Paraguay is landlocked — it has no coastline, so anything arriving by sea must cross a neighbour's border first.
Say its name around the world 🗣️
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
Paraguay
French
Paraguay
Arabic
باراغواي
Chinese
巴拉圭
Japanese
パラグアイ
Russian
Парагвай
Portuguese
Paraguai
German
Paraguay
Put it in perspective 📏
- United States — the most populated country in Americas — has about 48.7× as many people as Paraguay.
- Paraguay covers roughly 3,874 times the area of Hong Kong Island.
- If everyone in Paraguay lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 3,507 km.
Fast facts 🧠
Fact of the day: Paraguay is close to the line of 0° longitude, so its clocks are near the world's reference time (UTC).
🏷️ Official name
Republic of Paraguay
🏙️ Capital
Asunción
🌍 Region
Americas · South America
🔤 Country code
PY
🕊️ UN status
UN member state
🚩 Independence
Independent country
More about Paraguay 🔎
🧭 Where on the map
23.0° S, 58.0° W
🌐 Half of the world
Southern & Western hemisphere
🕰️ Clock check
Roughly UTC-4 — when it is noon in London it is about 08:00 in Asunción.
- 🇵🇾 is the flag of Paraguay. Its country code — the short name used on the internet and at the Olympics — is PY.
- Paraguay is a full member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly — the same as every other member, big or small.
- Paraguay is close to the line of 0° longitude, so its clocks are near the world's reference time (UTC).
- Paraguay lies in the tropics, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, so the sun gets very high overhead.
- Paraguay sits in South America, in the southern and western half of the globe.
Countries nearby 🤝
Talk about it 💬
- Paraguay has 2 official languages. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Being landlocked means paying neighbours to move goods to the sea. What deal would you offer a neighbour if you led Paraguay?
- If Paraguay spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz 🧪
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Paraguay?
Asunción
Which money do people spend in Paraguay?
Paraguayan guaraní (₲)
How many countries share a land border with Paraguay?
3 — Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil.
Roughly how many people live in Paraguay?
7.0 million people
Keep researching 🔍
Everything here is a starting point. These trusted sites, databases and libraries will take you further — and they are the kind of sources a teacher will accept in a report.
Start here — kid-friendly encyclopedias 📚
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Official data & government sources 🏛️
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News & current policy 📰
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