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    Paraguay is located in South America. Below you can see where Paraguay sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Asunción.

    Where Paraguay is located
    Outline of Paraguay
    Political map of Paraguay and neighboring countries
    Political map: Paraguay and its neighbors
    Reference map of Paraguay (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of Paraguay (CIA World Factbook)By Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of Paraguay
    Location map of ParaguayBy NordNordWest · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Paraguay on the globe
    Paraguay on the globeBy Ssolbergj (source map), Connormah · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Map of the administrative divisions of Paraguay
    First-level administrative divisions of Paraguay

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    Administrative divisions of Paraguay

    Paraguay is divided into 18 departments.

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    • Alto Paraguay
    • Alto Paraná
    • Amambay
    • Asunción
    • Boquerón
    • Caaguazú
    • Caazapá
    • Canindeyú
    • Central
    • Concepción
    • Cordillera
    • Guairá
    • Itapúa
    • Misiones
    • Ñeembucú
    • Paraguarí
    • Presidente Hayes
    • San Pedro

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Where is Paraguay?

    Paraguay lies in South America. Its geographic centre is at about 23.44° S, 58.44° W, and the capital, Asunción, is at 25.28° S, 57.63° W.

    With 406,752 km², it is the 11th-largest of the 35 countries in the Americas — about 1.7 times the size of the United Kingdom.

    Paraguay lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere.

    Paraguay is landlocked, with no coastline. See all landlocked countries.

    Neighbouring countries: Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.

    Geography of Paraguay

    Continent
    Americas
    Region
    South America
    Area
    406,752 km²
    Geographic centre
    23.44° S, 58.44° W
    Capital (Asunción)
    25.28° S, 57.63° W
    Size rank in the Americas
    11 of 35
    Highest point
    Cerro Peró (842 m)
    Land borders
    3

    Bordering countries: Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia.