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South America

Flag of Paraguay

A landlocked heart of South America that runs on two languages.

Flag of Paraguay

Colours, by share of the flag

  • #c01818 32%
  • #0030a8 32%
  • #f0f0f0 27%

Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.

Paraguay in numbers

Official name Republic of Paraguay
Capital Asunción
Region South America, South America
Population 7,132,530
Area 406,752 km² · 18 people per km²
Currency Paraguayan guaraní (PYG)
Languages Spanish, Guaraní
Country codes PY · PRY · .py
Coastline Landlocked

Things worth knowing

  • Paraguay is one of the few countries where an Indigenous language, Guaraní, is spoken by most of the population alongside Spanish.
  • Its capital, Asunción, is one of the oldest cities in South America and is nicknamed the 'Mother of Cities' for the expeditions it launched.
  • The Itaipú Dam on Paraguay's border is one of the largest hydroelectric power plants in the world.

Did you know

Paraguay is doubly landlocked in spirit but reaches the sea through rivers, and it maintains a navy despite having no ocean coastline.

Neighbours

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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.