Where is Paraguay?
Paraguay is a landlocked country in South America, bordered by Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil.
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Crazy but True
Paraguay's flag is different on each side. It is one of only a tiny handful of national flags in the world where the front and back carry different emblems, with the national coat of arms on one face and the treasury seal on the other.
Paraguay facts
- Capital
- Asunción
- Population
- 7,013,078 (2025)
- Area
- 406,752 km²
- Continent
- South America
- Region
- South America
- Currency
- Paraguayan guaraní (PYG)
- Languages
- Guaraní and Spanish
- Coordinates
- -23°, -58°
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Country code
- PY · PRY
How Paraguay compares
- Paraguay is the 60th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Iraq and larger than Zimbabwe.
- It is the 106th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 3 countries.
- It is landlocked, one of 40 landlocked countries on our map.
- Within South America, it is the 8th largest of 12 countries by area.