| Name: | Paraguay (Republic of Paraguay) |
| Local name (Spanish): | Paraguay (República del Paraguay) |
| Local name (Guarani): | Paraguái (Tetã Paraguáipe) |
| Bordering countries: | Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 406.7 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 6 037 ths. |
| Capital: | Asuncion (Asunción / Paraguái) |
| Official languages: | Spanish, Guarani |
