Outline of Paraguay

The Flag of Paraguay		The Coat of arms of Paraguay

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Paraguay

See also: Index of Paraguay-related articles

The Republic of Paraguay is one of the two landlocked sovereign countries located 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]

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

General reference

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

An enlargeable topographic map of Paraguay

Main article: 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

 Argentina 1,880 km

 Brazil 1,365 km

 Bolivia 750 km

• Coastline: none

• Population of Paraguay: 6,127,000 - 103rd most populous country
• Area of Paraguay: 406752 km²
• Atlas of Paraguay

Environment of Paraguay

An enlargeable satellite image of Paraguay

Main article: Environment of Paraguay

• Climate of Paraguay
• Environmental issues in Paraguay
• Ecoregions in Paraguay
• Renewable energy in Paraguay
• Geology of Paraguay
• Protected areas of Paraguay
  • Biosphere reserves in Paraguay
  • National parks of Paraguay
• Wildlife of Paraguay
  • Flora of Paraguay
  • Fauna of Paraguay
    • Birds of Paraguay
    • Mammals of Paraguay

Natural geographic features of Paraguay

Main article: Landforms of Paraguay

• Fjords of Paraguay
• Glaciers of Paraguay
• Islands of Paraguay
• Lakes of Paraguay
• Mountains of Paraguay
  • Volcanoes in Paraguay
• Rivers of Paraguay
  • Waterfalls of Paraguay
• Valleys of Paraguay
• World Heritage Sites in Paraguay

Regions of Paraguay

Main article: Regions of Paraguay

Ecoregions of Paraguay

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Paraguay and Ecoregions in Paraguay

Administrative divisions of Paraguay

Main article: Administrative divisions of Paraguay

• Departments of Paraguay
  • Districts of Paraguay
    • Municipalities of Paraguay

Provinces of Paraguay

Main article: Departments of Paraguay

Districts of Paraguay

Main article: Districts of Paraguay

Municipalities of Paraguay

Main article: Municipalities of Paraguay

• Capital of Paraguay: Asunción
• Cities of Paraguay

Demography of Paraguay

Main article: Demographics of Paraguay

Government and politics of Paraguay

Main articles: Government of Paraguay and Politics of Paraguay

• Form of government:
• Capital of Paraguay: Asunción

• Elections in Paraguay
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Paraguay
• Political scandals of Paraguay
• Taxation in Paraguay

Branches of the government of Paraguay

Main article: Government of Paraguay

Executive branch of the government of Paraguay

• Head of state: President of Paraguay,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Paraguay,
• Cabinet of Paraguay

Legislative branch of the government of Paraguay

• Parliament of Paraguay (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Paraguay
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Paraguay

Judicial branch of the government of Paraguay

Main article: Court system of Paraguay

• Supreme Court of Paraguay

Foreign relations of Paraguay

Main article: Foreign relations of Paraguay

• Diplomatic missions in Paraguay
• Diplomatic missions of Paraguay

International organization membership

The Republic of Paraguay is a member of:^[1]

Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) Andean Community of Nations (CAN) (associate) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Latin American Economic System (LAES) Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)

Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Rio Group (RG) Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) Unión Latina Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Paraguay

Main article: Law of Paraguay

• Capital punishment in Paraguay
• Constitution of Paraguay
• Crime in Paraguay
• Human rights in Paraguay
  • LGBT rights in Paraguay
  • Freedom of religion in Paraguay
• Law enforcement in Paraguay

Military of Paraguay

Main article: Military of Paraguay

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Paraguay
• Forces
  • Army of Paraguay
  • Navy of Paraguay: None
  • Air Force of Paraguay
  • Special forces of Paraguay
• Military history of Paraguay
• Military ranks of paraguay

Local government in Paraguay

Main article: Local government in Paraguay

History of Paraguay

Main articles: History of Paraguay, Timeline of the history of Paraguay, and Portal:Current events/Paraguay

• Economic history of Paraguay
• Military history of Paraguay

Historic figures:

• José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
• Fulgencio Yegros
• Pedro Juan Caballero
• Carlos Antonio López
• Francisco Solano López
• Eliza Lynch
• José Félix Estigarribia
• Alfredo Stroessner
• Augusto Roa Bastos

Culture of Paraguay

Main article: Culture of Paraguay

• Architecture of Paraguay
• Cuisine of Paraguay
• Ethnic minorities in Paraguay
• Festivals in Paraguay
• Humor in Paraguay
• Languages of Paraguay
• Media in Paraguay
• National symbols of Paraguay
  • Coat of arms of Paraguay
  • Flag of Paraguay
  • National anthem of Paraguay
• People of Paraguay
• Prostitution in Paraguay
• Public holidays in Paraguay
• Records of Paraguay
• Religion in Paraguay
  • Buddhism in Paraguay
  • Christianity in Paraguay
  • Hinduism in Paraguay
  • Islam in Paraguay
  • Judaism in Paraguay
  • Sikhism in Paraguay
• World Heritage Sites in Paraguay

Art in Paraguay

• Art in Paraguay
• Cinema of Paraguay
• Literature of Paraguay
• Music of Paraguay
• Television in Paraguay
• Theatre in Paraguay

Sports in Paraguay

Main article: Sports in Paraguay

• Football in Paraguay
• Paraguay at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Paraguay

Main article: Economy of Paraguay

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 113th (one hundred and thirteenth)

• Agriculture in Paraguay
• Banking in Paraguay
  • National Bank of Paraguay
• Communications in Paraguay
  • Internet in Paraguay
• Companies of Paraguay

• Currency of Paraguay: Guarani
  • ISO 4217: PYG

• Economic history of Paraguay
• Energy in Paraguay
  • Energy policy of Paraguay
  • Oil industry in Paraguay
• Health care in Paraguay
• Mining in Paraguay
• Paraguay Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Paraguay
• Transport in Paraguay
  • Airports in Paraguay
  • Rail transport in Paraguay
  • Roads in Paraguay
• Water supply and sanitation in Paraguay

Education in Paraguay

Main article: Education in Paraguay

• List of high schools in Paraguay

Health in Paraguay

Main article: Health in Paraguay

See also

Latin America portal

Main article: Paraguay

• Index of Paraguay-related articles
• List of Paraguay-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
• Outline of South America
• South America Life Quality Rankings
• South America Life Quality Rankings - Economy and Finance
• South America Life Quality Rankings - Law and Justice

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Paraguay". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pa.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
2. ^ Paraguay, corazón de América (1961)
3. ^ La historia del Paraguay
4. ^ "El corazón de América. Un viaje por Paraguay"
5. ^ Espacio para historia del Suizo
6. ^ Spanish Course in South America,Bolivia Language Schools,Sucre Immersion School,Cooking Classes,Private Lessons
7. ^ South America's New Hero: Indian, Coca Farmer, Bolivian President - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News
8. ^ Amazon.com: Brazil:Heart of South America: Video Visits: Video
9. ^ Brooke, James (June 9, 1991). "Harvesting Leads to Heart of South America". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE2DA1538F93AA35755C0A967958260. Retrieved May 20, 2010. 

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Paraguay

• (Spanish) National Department of Tourism
• (Spanish) Ministry of Finance with economic and Government information, available also in English
• (Spanish) Tourism in Paraguay
• (Spanish) Tourist and Hotel in Paraguay
• Encyclopaedia Britannica Paraguay Complete guide to Paraguay's history and culture
• CIA - The World Factbook: Paraguay
• Paraguay Convention & Visitor's Bureau

Newspapers

• (Spanish) ABC Color
• (Spanish) Última Hora
• (Spanish) La Nación