| America > South America > Paraguay | |
 | |
| Official Name Republic of Paraguay | |
| Motto Peace and Justice | |
| Region America | |
| Sub-Region South America | |
| Capital Asuncion | |
| Currency Paraguayan Guarani (PYG) | |
| Independence Day 15 May 1811: Independence from Spain in 1811. | |
| Population 6,783,374 | |
| Nationality Paraguayan | |
| Ethnic Group 95% mestizo, 5% other | |
| Area 406,752 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil | |
| Time Zone PYT (UTC–4) | |
| Geo Location Latitude -23.00, Longitude -58.00 | |
| Dialing Code +595 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code PY | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code PRY | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 600 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee PAR | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .py | |