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Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country located in the central region of South America. It borders Bolivia to the northwest and north, Brazil to the northeast and east, and Argentina to the southeast, south, and west. Paraguay has access to the Atlantic Ocean via the Paraná–Paraguay Waterway, a system of navigable channels shared by five countries. The country is governed as a unitary presidential republic composed of a capital district and seventeen departments. Its capital and largest city is Asunción. It dates its independence from Spain to 1811. The indigenous Guaraní had been living in eastern Paraguay for at least a millennium before the arrival of Spanish conquistadores in 1524. The city of Asunción was founded in 1537 as the first capital of the Governorate of the Río de la Plata within the Spanish Empire. During the 17th century, Paraguay was the center of Jesuit missions,…

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Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Paraguay

Capital: Asunción
Language: Spanish
Currency: Paraguayan guaraní
Time zone: UTC−04:00
Calling code: +595
Internet domain: .py
Driving side: right
Plug type: Europlug
Voltage: 220

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Paraguay

New Year's DayNew Year's Day2026-01-01

Dia de los héroesHeroes' day2026-03-01

Jueves SantoMaundy Thursday2026-04-02

Viernes SantoGood Friday2026-04-03

Día de los TrabajadoresLabour Day2026-05-01

IndependenciaParaguayan Independence2026-05-14

IndependenciaParaguayan Independence2026-05-15

Dia de la Paz del ChacoChaco Armistice2026-06-12

Fundación de AsunciónFounding of Asunción2026-08-15

Victoria de BoquerónBoqueron Battle Victory Day2026-09-29

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalAsuncion

Population6,956,071

CurrencyPYG

Languageses-PY,gn

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Cities

◎Asunción1,482,200 residents ◎Ciudad del Este301,815 residents ◎San Lorenzo227,876 residents ◎Capiatá198,553 residents ◎Lambaré126,377 residents ◎Fernando de la Mora120,167 residents ◎Limpio96,143 residents ◎Nemby94,641 residents ◎Pedro Juan Caballero75,109 residents ◎Encarnación74,983 residents ◎Mariano Roque Alonso72,008 residents ◎Itauguá64,997 residents ◎Villa Elisa64,099 residents ◎Villa Hayes57,217 residents ◎Caacupé56,864 residents ◎San Antonio55,754 residents ◎Caaguazú54,808 residents ◎Presidente Franco54,292 residents ◎Coronel Oviedo51,286 residents ◎Concepción48,123 residents ◎Villarrica41,157 residents ◎Doctor Juan Eulogio Estigarribia38,894 residents ◎Villeta36,985 residents ◎Pilar32,810 residents ◎Yby Yaú31,290 residents ◎Caazapá23,996 residents ◎Filadelfia19,927 residents ◎Itá18,459 residents ◎San Juan Bautista16,593 residents ◎Loma Plata16,460 residents ◎Nueva Esperanza12,717 residents ◎Ayolas12,061 residents ◎Santa Rita11,823 residents ◎Colonia General Alfredo Stroessner11,558 residents ◎San Pedro de Ycuamandyyú11,548 residents ◎Areguá11,222 residents ◎San Isidro de Curuguaty11,095 residents ◎Horqueta10,531 residents ◎Lima10,367 residents ◎Piribebuy10,337 residents ◎Paraguarí10,079 residents ◎Tobatí9,952 residents ◎Ypacarai9,655 residents ◎Capitán Bado9,114 residents ◎Guarambaré9,065 residents ◎Eusebio Ayala8,253 residents ◎San Juan Nepomuceno7,893 residents ◎Benjamín Aceval7,751 residents ◎Doctor Juan León Mallorquín7,481 residents ◎Salto del Guairá7,385 residents ◎Santa Rosa7,257 residents ◎Yaguarón7,181 residents ◎Repatriación7,085 residents ◎Obligado6,350 residents ◎Emboscada5,911 residents ◎Carapeguá5,784 residents ◎San Pedro del Paraná5,722 residents ◎Bella Vista5,653 residents ◎Colonia Menno5,615 residents ◎Nanawa5,587 residents ◎Tomás Romero Pereira5,533 residents ◎Puerto Vallemí5,332 residents ◎Hohenau5,306 residents ◎Quiindy5,137 residents ◎Puerto Rosario5,123 residents ◎San José de los Arroyos5,117 residents ◎San Alberto4,989 residents ◎Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos4,797 residents ◎Yuty4,774 residents ◎Atyrá4,768 residents ◎Altos4,763 residents ◎Puerto Mayor Otaño4,701 residents ◎San Bernardino4,651 residents ◎Ybycuí4,629 residents ◎Iturbe4,475 residents ◎Carmelo Peralta4,402 residents ◎La Paloma del Espíritu Santo4,383 residents ◎Carmen del Paraná4,196 residents ◎General Artigas4,073 residents ◎Katueté4,070 residents ◎Pirayú4,000 residents ◎Fram3,916 residents ◎Itacurubí del Rosario3,887 residents ◎Itacurubí de la Cordillera3,576 residents ◎Capiibary3,537 residents ◎Yguazú3,363 residents ◎Acahay3,205 residents ◎Itakyry3,038 residents ◎Abaí3,024 residents ◎General Elizardo Aquino2,983 residents ◎Nueva Italia2,841 residents ◎Trinidad2,837 residents ◎Colonia Neuland2,816 residents ◎Villa Ygatimí2,809 residents ◎Los Cedrales2,754 residents ◎Antequera2,701 residents ◎La Colmena2,551 residents ◎Puerto Bahía Negra2,537 residents ◎Jesús2,530 residents ◎Capitán Miranda2,498 residents

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Airports

Guaraní International AirportCiudad del EsteAGT Silvio Pettirossi International AirportAsunciónASU Teniente Ramon A. Ayub Gonzalez International AirportEncarnaciónENO Aeropuerto Nacional Doctor Juan PlatePuerto VallemiVMI Aeropuerto Nacional Dr. Augusto Roberto FusterPedro Juan CaballeroPJC Aeropuerto Nacional Juan de AyolasAyolasAYO Aeródromo Don Carlos Miguel GimenezPilarPIL Dr. Luis María Argaña International AirportMariscal EstigarribiaESG Lieutenant Colonel Carmelo Peralta National AirportConcepciónCIO Aeródromo de FiladelfiaFiladelfiaFLM Aeródromo de FuerteFuerte OlimpoOLK Aeródromo de Puerto LedaPuerto LedaPBT