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Paraguay

باراغواي

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Key facts

Official name
Republic of Paraguay
Name in Arabic
باراغواي
Capital
Asunción
Region
Americas
Subregion
South America
Official languages
Guaraní, Spanish
Currency
Paraguayan Guarani · ₲ · PYG
Area
406,752 km²
Coastline
None (landlocked)

Neighbours

About Paraguay

Paraguay is a country in South America, one of the 35 countries of the Americas on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Paraguay. In Arabic, the name is written باراغواي, and the capital أسونسيون. Its geographic centre lies in the Southern and Western hemispheres.

The capital of Paraguay is Asunción. Asunción lies at about 25° south and 58° west. Paraguay has 2 official languages: Guaraní and Spanish. Its currency is the Paraguayan Guarani, with the symbol ⁨₲⁩ and the international code PYG.

Paraguay covers about 406,752 square kilometres, which puts it 59th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It is landlocked, with no coastline, and has 3 neighbours: Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia. The largest of these neighbours by area is Brazil. Other countries in South America include Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Americas quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Paraguay with the other countries of the same region.

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