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Paraguay
Sovereign state in South America
Also known as Republic of Paraguay · Heart of South America
- Capital
- Population
- 6,811,297(2017)
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Sources- 1.Stated in World Bank Open Datadata.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTLRetrieved 2019-04-08
- , 6,802,295(2013)
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- , 6,672,633(2012)
- +53 more
- 6,811,297(2017)
- Area
- 406,756 km²
- GDP (nominal)
- $41.7B(2022)
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- , $40B(2021)
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- $41.7B(2022)
- Currency
- Paraguayan guaraní(since 1944)
- , Paraguayan peso(1856–1944)
- , Paraguayan real(1845–1856)
- Official language
- Head of state
- Santiago Peña Palacios(since 2023)
- Head of government
Overview
Economy & society
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
594 statements · 36% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Shares border with
- Argentina statement is subject of: Argentina–Paraguay border
- Bolivia statement is subject of: Bolivia–Paraguay border
- Brazil statement is subject of: Brazil–Paraguay border
- Time zone
- UTC−04:00(until 2024)
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Sources- 1.“[tz-announce] 2025a release of tz code and data available”lists.iana.org/hyperkitty/list/tz@iana.org/thread/MWII7R3HMCEDNUCIYQKSSTYYR7UWK4OQ/
- America/Asuncion
- UTC−03:00(since 2025)
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Sources- 1.“[tz-announce] 2025a release of tz code and data available”lists.iana.org/hyperkitty/list/tz@iana.org/thread/MWII7R3HMCEDNUCIYQKSSTYYR7UWK4OQ/
- UTC−04:00(until 2024)
- Member of
- United Nations(since 1945)
- Union of South American Nations
- Mercosur
- World Trade Organization
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development(since 1945)
- International Development Association(since 1961)
- International Finance Corporation(since 1956)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency(since 1992)
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- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes(since 1983)
- Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Andean Community
- Interpol(since 1977)
2
Sources- 1.interpol.int/Member-countries/WorldRetrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.interpol.int/Who-we-are/Member-countries/Americas/PARAGUAYRetrieved 2022-10-23
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons(since 1997)
2
Sources- 1.opcw.org/about-opcw/member-states/Retrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.opcw.org/about-us/member-states/paraguayRetrieved 2022-10-29
- UNESCO(since 1955)
- Group on Earth Observations
- Universal Postal Union(since 1881)
2
Sources- 1.upu.int/en/the-upu/member-countries.htmlRetrieved 2019-05-04
- 2.upu.int/en/Universal-Postal-Union/About-UPU/Member-Countries?csid=-1&cid=233Retrieved 2022-10-28
- International Telecommunication Union(since 1927)
1
- Organization of American States(since 1948)
- World Meteorological Organization(since 1950)
1
- World Health Organization
1
- World Customs Organization(since 1969)
- Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- Diplomatic relation
- Italy
- Brazil statement is subject of: Brazil–Paraguay relations
- Germany(since 1860) statement is subject of: Germany–Paraguay relations
- Australia statement is subject of: Australia–Paraguay relations
- Israel statement is subject of: Israel–Paraguay relations
- Spain statement is subject of: Paraguay–Spain relations
- Peru statement is subject of: Paraguay–Peru relations
- Argentina statement is subject of: Argentina–Paraguay relations
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- Mexico statement is subject of: Mexico–Paraguay relations
- Uruguay statement is subject of: Paraguay–Uruguay relations
- Taiwan statement is subject of: Paraguay–Taiwan relations
- United States statement is subject of: Paraguay–United States relations
- South Korea statement is subject of: Paraguay–South Korea relations
- Russia statement is subject of: Paraguay–Russia relations
- Japan statement is subject of: Japan–Paraguay relations
- India statement is subject of: India–Paraguay relations
- European Union
- IPA transcription
- pɑɾɑˈɡuɑɪ language: Norwegian
- Demonym
- Paraguayan
- paraguayi
- Paraguayano
- Paragvänan
- باراغواياني applies to part: masculine
- باراغوايانية applies to part: feminine
- باراغوايانيون applies to part: plural
- פרגוואי applies to part: masculine
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- פרגוואית applies to part: feminine
- paraguayeni applies to part: plural
- paraguayan applies to part: masculine
- paraguayană applies to part: feminine
- প্যারাগুয়ীয়
- paraguaiano applies to part: masculine singular
- paraguaiana applies to part: feminine singular
- paraguaiani applies to part: masculine plural
- paraguaiane applies to part: feminine plural
- paraguaia
- paraguayu
- paraguaya
- Paraguayen applies to part: masculine singular
- Paraguayenne applies to part: feminine singular
- Paraguayaner applies to part: masculine
- Paraguayanerin applies to part: feminine
- paraguajana applies to part: feminine singular
- paraguajane applies to part: feminine plural
- paraguajani applies to part: masculine plural
- paraguajan applies to part: masculine singular
- paraguaja applies to part: feminine singular
- paraguaje applies to part: feminine plural
- paraguaji applies to part: masculine plural
- paraguajo applies to part: masculine singular
- پاراڭواياني applies to part: masculine singular
- پاراڭوايانية applies to part: feminine singular
- پاراڭوايانيين applies to part: masculine plural
- پاراڭوايانيات applies to part: feminine plural
- Paraguach
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- Lowest point
- Paraguay River elevation: 46 m · coordinates: 27.2883°S, 58.6011°W
- Unemployment rate
- 4%(2014)
- Electrical plug type
- Europlug
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Europlug
- Mains voltage
- 220 V frequency: 50 Hz
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- 220 V frequency: 50 Hz
- Coordinates of northernmost point
- 19.3000°S, 59.9800°W
- Age of majority
- 18 years old
- Marriageable age
- 20 years old applies to part: all genders
- Vehicle registration plate code
- PY(since 1952)
- Number of out-of-school children
- 248,767(2012)
- 278,448(2011)
- 284,138(2010)
- 287,226(2009)
- 278,080(2008)
- 270,296(2007)
- 255,598(2006)
- 235,773(2005)
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- 233,495(2004)
- 239,554(2003)
- 225,088(2002)
- 210,698(2001)
- 241,118(1999)
- Has characteristic
- partly free country statement supported by: Freedom in the World
- Total fertility rate
- 2.542(2014)
- 2.581(2013)
- 2.625(2012)
- 2.675(2011)
- 2.73(2010)
- 2.787(2009)
- 2.846(2008)
- 2.907(2007)
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- 2.97(2006)
- 3.04(2005)
- 3.119(2004)
- 3.21(2003)
- 3.315(2002)
- 3.431(2001)
- 3.553(2000)
- 3.678(1999)
- Motto text
- Paz y justicia
- Peace and justice
- Мир и справедливост
- You have to feel it!
- Heddwch a Chyfiawnder
- Geoshape
- Data:Paraguay.map
- Native label
- República del Paraguay
- Paraguái Tavakuairetã
- Life expectancy
- 70 years(2022)
- 70 years(2021)
- 73 years(2020)
- 74 years(2019)
- 73.12 years(2016)
- 73.023 years(2015)
- 72.913 years(2014)
- 72.786 years(2013)
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- 72.638 years(2012)
- 72.47 years(2011)
- 72.285 years(2010)
- 72.089 years(2009)
- 71.887 years(2008)
- 71.686 years(2007)
- 71.485 years(2006)
- 71.281 years(2005)
- 71.067 years(2004)
- 70.838 years(2003)
- 70.593 years(2002)
- 70.335 years(2001)
- 70.07 years(2000)
- 69.808 years(1999)
- Official name
- Paraguay
- République du Paraguay
- Website
- paraguay.gov.py language: Spanish
- VAT rate
- 10%
- BTI Status Index
- 6.29(2022)
- 6.32(2020)
- 6.24(2018)
- 6.38(2016)
- 6.13(2014)
- 6.39(2012)
- 6.34(2010)
- 6.14(2008)
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- 5.85(2006)
- BTI Governance Index
- 5.77(2022)
- 5.85(2020)
- 6.04(2018)
- 6.14(2016)
- 5.7(2014)
- 6.21(2012)
- 5.99(2010)
- 5.75(2008)
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- 4.97(2006)
- Democracy Index
- 5.86(2021) ranking: 77 · reason for preferred rank: most recent value
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- 6.18(2020)
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- 5.86(2021) ranking: 77 · reason for preferred rank: most recent value
- Coordinates of southernmost point
- 27.6033°S, 56.3949°W
- Coordinates of westernmost point
- 22.2334°S, 62.6343°W
- Coordinates of easternmost point
- 24.3505°S, 54.2583°W
- Human Development Index
- 0.717(2021)
- 0.73(2020)
- 0.732(2019)
- 0.727(2018)
- 0.724(2017)
- 0.721(2016)
- 0.723(2015)
- 0.716(2014)
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- 0.715(2013)
- 0.702(2012)
- 0.696(2011)
- 0.685(2010)
- 0.677(2009)
- 0.679(2008)
- 0.669(2007)
- 0.664(2006)
- 0.664(2005)
- 0.662(2004)
- 0.655(2003)
- 0.662(2002)
- 0.655(2001)
- 0.649(2000)
- 0.649(1999)
- 0.644(1998)
- 0.638(1997)
- 0.632(1996)
- 0.623(1995)
- 0.617(1994)
- 0.612(1993)
- 0.605(1992)
- 0.6(1991)
- 0.595(1990)
- Hashtag
- Paraguay
- Happy Planet Index score
- 47.6(2019)
- Gini coefficient
- 43.5(2020)
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
- 0.582(2021)
- 0.592(2020)
- 0.593(2019)
- 0.586(2018)
- 0.574(2017)
- 0.574(2016)
- 0.576(2015)
- 0.557(2014)
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- 0.565(2013)
- 0.552(2012)
- 0.531(2011)
- 0.525(2010)
- Birth rate
- 20.328(2022)
- 20.627(2021)
- 20.946(2020)
- 21.281(2019)
- Male population
- 3,402,132(2022)
- 3,365,265(2021)
- 3,323,985(2020)
- 3,280,434(2019)
- Death rate
- 7.437(2022)
- 7.638(2021)
- 5.916(2020)
- 5.636(2019)
- Rural population
- 2,521,216(2022)
- 2,514,193(2021)
- 2,502,992(2020)
- 2,489,311(2019)
- Female population
- 3,378,612(2022)
- 3,338,534(2021)
- 3,294,711(2020)
- 3,249,592(2019)
- Urban population
- 4,259,528(2022)
- 4,189,606(2021)
- 4,115,703(2020)
- 4,040,715(2019)
- Coordinates of geographic center
- 23.4425°S, 58.4438°W
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On other databases
180 identifiers linking Paraguay across the web's reference databases
- AllTrails trail IDparaguay
- Arab Encyclopedia concept ID2403
- ARAE IDparaguay
- ArchINFORM location ID3028
- Armeniapedia ID15522
- Auñamendi ID117748
- BBC News topic IDcg41ylwvx0dt
- BBC Things ID05b2c373-0df6-450c-b126-89d1681f5a14
- BHCL UUID3563e5ad-bb69-43bc-bf62-bb2692bbe9c6
- Biblioteca Nacional de México ID000047126
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID11865260j
- Biblissima authority IDQ26950
- BNMM authority ID000030058
- Booru tagparaguay
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDparaguay-20
- BVPH authority ID1009943
- Catholic Encyclopedia ID11470b
- CCAB ID000012996
- CIVICUS Monitor country entryparaguay
- Colon ClassificationSG--7915
- Comic Vine ID4020-56638
- Curlie IDRegional/South_America/Paraguay/
- Data Commons IDcountry/PRY
- DBNL country IDparag01
- Der Spiegel topic IDparaguay
- Dewey Decimal Classification2--892
- DR topic IDparaguay
- Edition humboldt digital IDH0008098
- El Moudjahid topic IDparaguay
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID163263
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Paraguay
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDparaguay
- Encyclopedia of China (Second Edition) ID191855
- Encyclopedia of Korean Culture IDE0059547
- Encyclopedia of the History of Ukraine IDParahvaj
- EU Knowledge Graph item IDQ451
- Europeana entityplace/base/216308
- EuroVoc ID2231
- FactGrid item IDQ1059245
- Fandom article IDcountries:Paraguay
- FAST ID1205550
- FIPS 10-4 (countries and regions)PA
- France 24 topic ID (French)paraguay
- Freebase ID/m/05v10
- GACS ID379
- GCMD keyword ID3456a093-81b0-4f6b-9073-d17502a8072b
- GENC 3-character codePRY
- GeoNames ID3437598
- GeoNLP ID (obsolete)VXS1ys
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID1000055
- Giant Bomb Wiki IDLocations/Paraguay
- GitHub topicparaguay
- GitLab.com topic IDparaguay
- GND ID4044601-3
- Golden ID (archived)Paraguay-DBB9V
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDparaguai
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0048947
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDParaguay
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)2706259
- Grove Art Online IDT065292
- Gynopedia IDParaguay
- Harper's tagparaguay
- HDS ID003397
- Historical Gazetteer (GOV) IDobject_275017
- Hrvatska enciklopedija ID46604
- IAB code1378
- ICPSR Geographic Names Thesaurus ID30793
- IdRef ID027356213
- INaturalist place ID7254
- INSEE countries and foreign territories code99421
- Interlingual Index IDi83874
- Invasive Species Compendium Datasheet ID108544
- IOC country codePAR
- ISNI0000000123088111
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codePY
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codePRY
- ISO 3166-1 numeric code600
- ITU letter codePRG
- ITU/ISO/IEC object ID2.16.600
- J9U entity ID987007564232105171
- Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)13145
- Joconde location IDT84-276
- JORFSearch organization IDQ733
- KBpedia IDParaguay
- Klexikon article IDParaguay
- Krugosvet article (archived)strany_mira/PARAGVA.html
- KulturNav-IDc9dcaad2-df6e-4f8c-9591-25183550ae9d
- LC and MARC vocabularies IDcountries/py
- Le Figaro tag IDParaguay
- Le Monde diplomatique subject IDpays/paraguay