SOUTH AMERICA Flag of Paraguay

Paraguay

Paraguay is a landlocked heart-of-South-America country where nearly everyone speaks Guaraní alongside Spanish, and the mighty Paraná River does the heavy lifting for trade.

WHAT THE FLAG MEANS ◢

A red, white and blue horizontal triband, unusual for carrying different emblems on each face: the national coat of arms with its yellow star on the front, and the Treasury seal - a lion, liberty cap and the motto 'Paz y Justicia' - on the reverse.

Paraguay FACTS ◢

Capital	Asunción
Continent	South America
Population	7,013,078 (2025)
Area	406,756 km²
Population density	17/km²
Currency	Paraguayan guaraní (PYG)
Official languages	Guarani, Spanish
Calling code	+595
Internet TLD	.py
Time zone	UTC-03:00
Drives on the	Right
ISO codes	PY / PRY

DID YOU KNOW? ◢

It's one of the few countries where an Indigenous language, Guaraní, is spoken by most of the population and is co-official with Spanish.
The Itaipú Dam, shared with Brazil, is one of the largest hydroelectric power stations in the world.
It's one of only two landlocked countries in South America.
The Gran Chaco, a vast, sparsely populated plain, covers much of its west.
It generates so much hydroelectric power that it exports a large share of it to neighbouring countries.