PY
Paraguay
Republic of Paraguay
Paraguay sits in South America and uses PYG - Paraguayan guaraní (₲). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Asunción
Population
6.5M
Area
406.8K km2
Population
6.5M
6,460,159 people
Area
406.8K km2
406,752 square kilometers
Density
16/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Asunción
-25.28, -57.57
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Paraguay, officially listed here as Republic of Paraguay, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Paraguay, PY, PRY, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Paraguay is grouped under Americas, more specifically South America, with South America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 6,460,159 people and a land area of 406,752 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 16 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -23, -58, while the capital coordinate reference is -25.28, -57.57. Paraguay shares listed land borders with ARG, BOL, BRA, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Asunción (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Asunción, Ciudad del Este, Luque, Capiatá and San Lorenzo. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Paraguay, capital of Paraguay, and major urban areas in Paraguay. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Paraguay uses calling code +595, postal format ####, and time zone data listed as UTC-04:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Mar 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists PYG - Paraguayan guaraní (₲), while language records include Guarani and Spanish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as PY. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 44.2 for 2024.
How to use this profile
This Paraguay profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
PY / PRY
Top-level domains
.py
Continents
South America
Border countries
ARG, BOL, BRA
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
PY
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Paraguay is represented by the PY country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Asunción
Asunción
462,241
primary
#2
Ciudad del Este
Alto Paraná
350,000
admin
#3
Luque
Central
259,705
City
#4
Capiatá
Central
236,999
City
#5
San Lorenzo
Central
225,395
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Mar 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+595
Postal format
####
Timezones
UTC-04:00
Languages
Guarani, Spanish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
44.2
2024