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South America · sovereign state

Paraguay

Republic of Paraguay

Capital
Asunción
Languages
Guaraní, Spanish
Currency
Paraguayan guaraní
People
7.01 million (2025)
Neighbours
3
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Paraguay

  • 3rd lowest railway network 30 km · #3 of 133 · 2014
  • 10th lowest smoking 6.4% · #10 of 166 · 2024
  • 16th highest road deaths 36.5 per 100k · #16 of 185 · 2023

Surprising facts about Paraguay

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Paraguay among 213 countries & territories

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World twins

The countries most like Paraguay across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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