Paraguay

Country in South America

Paraguay is a country in South America, with its capital in Asunción. About 7 million people live there (2025), making it the 106th most populous of the 195 countries. At 406,752 km², it is the 59th largest country by area. It is landlocked, bordered by Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil.

Paraguay at a glance

Capital: Asunción
Population (2025): 7 million
Area: 406,752 km²
Density: 17 per km²
Official languages: Guaraní, Spanish
Currency: Paraguayan guaraní
People: Paraguayan
Calling code: +595
Internet domain: .py
Coast: Landlocked

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How Paraguay compares

Population rank

106th of 195

9th of 12 in South America

Size rank

59th of 195

8th of 12 in South America

Crowding

17 per km²

More crowded than 10% of countries

Similar in size: Zimbabwe (390,757 km²).
Similar population: Nicaragua (7 million).
Paraguay is the only place that uses the Paraguayan guaraní.
Guaraní is also an official language in 2 other countries: Argentina and Bolivia.
Spanish is also an official language in 20 other countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica and 14 more.

The flag of Paraguay

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Its outline

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How players do with Paraguay

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Paraguay so far, from 186 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

55% right

83rd hardest of 176 · 152 answers

Its flag

65% right

36th hardest of 145 · 34 answers

Players find Paraguay on the map in 55% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Uruguay.
Players recognise the flag of Paraguay in 65% of tries, one of the lowest scores of any flag.

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Countries that border Paraguay

Paraguay borders 3 countries: Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil.

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1. Which is the flag of Paraguay?
2. What is the capital of Paraguay?
3. Which of these borders Paraguay?

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Questions about Paraguay

Is Paraguay a country?

Yes. Paraguay is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Paraguay?

The capital of Paraguay is Asunción.

Which countries border Paraguay?

Paraguay borders 3 countries: Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil.

How many countries border Paraguay?

3. Paraguay shares a land border with 3 countries.

How big is Paraguay?

Paraguay covers 406,752 km², about the same size as Zimbabwe (390,757 km²).

Is Paraguay hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Paraguay in 55% of 152 tries, 83rd hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Uruguay.

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