Area Total | 406,752 sq km |
Climate | subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west |
Natural Resources | hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone |
Imports | $11.35 billion (2017 est.) partners: China 31.3%, Brazil 23.4%, Argentina 12.9%, US 7.4% (2017) |
Exports | $11.73 billion (2017 est.) partners: Brazil 31.9%, Argentina 15.9%, Chile 6.9%, Russia 5.9% (2017) |
Government | presidential republic |
Capital | Asuncion |
Population | 7 million (July 2018 est.) |
Ethnicity | mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95%, other 5% |
Language | Spanish (official) and Guarani (official) 46.3%, only Guarani 34%, only Spanish 15.2%, other (includes Portuguese, German and other indigenous languages) 4.1%, no response 4% (2012 est.) |
News about Paraguay
- Paraguay promoted as tourism destination for Bolivian travelerson July 1, 2025
Officials of Paraguay’s National Secretariat of Tourism (Senatur) conducted a trade mission in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, to promote their country as a tourist destination.
- Spotlight on BA for Mercosur Summit this week: Lula meeting Milei and CFKon June 30, 2025
Argentine President Javier Milei is preparing to host the South American Common Market (Mercosur) Summit Wednesday and Thursday in Buenos Aires, during which he will have to welcome his Brazilian colleague Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with whom he does not see eye to eye after calling him names during the 2023 campaign.
- IMF okays Paraguay's performance but raises concerns here and thereon June 30, 2025
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved Paraguay's fifth review of the Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) and third review of the Resilience and Sustainability Service (RSS), granting access to about US$285 million, with US$195 million requested by authorities.
- Paraguay takes steps towards airport security improvementon June 27, 2025
Paraguay has implemented the API/PNR (Advance Passenger Information/Passenger Name Record) system to enhance airport immigration security, it was announced Thursday in Asunción.
- Paraguayan Air Force receiving brand new aircraft this weekon June 26, 2025
The first four Brazilian-built single-engined Embraer A-29 Super Tucano aircraft will arrive in Paraguay this Friday, flown by Paraguayan pilots, trained by the manufacturers, Paraguayan Air Force Chief, Gen. Julio Fullaondo, announced Wednesday.
- Paraguayan gov't backs Israel and US but draws domestic criticismon June 23, 2025
Unlike all of its neighbors except Argentina, Paraguay reaffirmed its support for Israel and its right to self-defense in a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- US Embassy in Paraguay resumes visa appointmentson June 21, 2025
The United States' Embassy in Asunción announced Friday the resumption of appointments with applicants seeking a visa. The diplomatic mission also requested that those interested switch their social media account configurations to "public" for deeper vetting.
- Paraguayan authorities concerned over low vaccination rateson June 16, 2025
Paraguayan health authorities reported Monday that only 64% of the 1,500,000 influenza vaccine doses available nationwide had been applied by the last week of autumn, which represented an underachievement for the Government of President Santiago Peña.
- Peña highlights Paraguay's values and traditionson June 13, 2025
President Santiago Peña insisted on the opening day of the IV Madrid Forum at the Banco Central del Paraguay's (BCP) headquarters in Asunción that his country was committed to defending its values, traditions, and sovereignty against globalism, which he described as an ideology imposing a uniform worldview disconnected from history and culture.
- French companies interested in relocating production to Paraguayon June 11, 2025
French companies have been reported to be exploring the relocation of their production to Paraguay, drawn by its maquila regime and strategic geographic location, according to Benoit Libourel, president of the Paraguayan-French Chamber of Commerce.