Paraguayans
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Republic of Paraguay |
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Motto: "Paz y justicia" (Spanish)
"Peace and justice" |
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| Capital and largest city |
Asunción 25°16′S 57°40′W / 25.267°S 57.667°W |
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| Demonym | Paraguayan | ||||
| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic | ||||
| Horacio Cartes | |||||
| Juan Afara | |||||
| Legislature | Congress | ||||
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| Independence from Spain | |||||
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• Declared
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14 May 1811 | ||||
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• Recognized
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15 May 1811 | ||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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406,752 km2 (157,048 sq mi) (60th) | ||||
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• Water (%)
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2.3 | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2015 estimate
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6,783,272 (104th) | ||||
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• Density
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17.2/km2 (44.5/sq mi) (204th) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$64.115 billion (100th) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$9,353 (107th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$27.323 billion (99th) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$3,986 | ||||
| Gini (2014) |
 51.7high |
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| HDI (2014) |
 0.679medium · 112th |
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| Currency | Guaraní (PYG) | ||||
| Time zone | PYT (UTC–4) | ||||
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• Summer (DST)
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PYST (UTC–3) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | ||||
| Calling code | +595 | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | PY | ||||
| Internet TLD | .py | ||||
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![Coat of arms [nb 1] of Paraguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Paraguay.svg)
Coordinates: 23°S 58°W / 23°S 58°W
Paraguay (/ˈpærəɡwaɪ/; Spanish pronunciation: [paɾaˈɣwai̯]; Guarani: Paraguái, [paɾaˈɣwaj]), officially the Republic of Paraguay (Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guarani: Tetã Paraguái), is a landlocked country in central South America, bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the country from north to south. Due to its central location in South America, it is sometimes referred to as Corazón de Sudamérica ("Heart of South America"). Paraguay is one of the two landlocked countries (the other is Bolivia) that lie outside Afro-Eurasia. Paraguay is the smallest landlocked country in the Americas.
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