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(Top) 1 General reference 2 Geography of Paraguay 2.1 Environment of Paraguay 2.1.1 Natural geographic features of Paraguay 2.2 Regions of Paraguay 2.2.1 Ecoregions of Paraguay 2.2.2 Administrative divisions of Paraguay 2.2.2.1 Provinces of Paraguay 2.2.2.2 Districts of Paraguay 2.2.2.3 Municipalities of Paraguay 2.3 Demography of Paraguay 3 Government and politics of Paraguay 3.1 Branches of the government of Paraguay 3.1.1 Executive branch of the government of Paraguay 3.1.2 Legislative branch of the government of Paraguay 3.1.3 Judicial branch of the government of Paraguay 3.2 Foreign relations of Paraguay 3.2.1 International organization membership 3.3 Law and order in Paraguay 3.4 Military of Paraguay 3.5 Local government in Paraguay 4 History of Paraguay 5 Culture of Paraguay 5.1 Art in Paraguay 5.2 Sports in Paraguay 6 Economy and infrastructure of Paraguay 7 Education in Paraguay 8 Health in Paraguay 9 See also 10 References 11 External links

Outline of Paraguay

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The Flag of Paraguay

The Coat of arms of Paraguay

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Paraguay

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Paraguay:

Paraguay' – one of the two landlocked countries in South America.^[1] (The other is Bolivia.) Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, bordering Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest, and is located in the center of South America, the country is sometimes referred to as Corazón de América - Heart of (South) America^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] along with Bolivia^[6]^[7] and Brazil^[8]^[9]

General reference[edit]

An enlargeable basic map of Paraguay

Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Paraguay
Official English country name: The Republic of Paraguay
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Paraguayan
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Paraguay
International rankings of Paraguay
ISO country codes: PY, PRY, 600
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:PY
Internet country code top-level domain: .py

Geography of Paraguay[edit]

An enlargeable topographic map of Paraguay

Geography of Paraguay

Paraguay is: a landlocked country
Location:
- Southern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
  - Latin America
    - South America
      - Southern Cone (definition varies as to whether Paraguay is included or not)
- Time zone: UTC-04, October–March UTC-03
- Extreme points of Paraguay
  - High: Cerro Peró 842 m (2,762 ft)
  - Low: Rio Paraguay 46 m (151 ft)
- Land boundaries: 3,995 km