- Full Country Name: Republic of Paraguay
- Capital: Asuncion
- Language: Spanish and Guarani.
- Currency: Guarani G (PYG).
- People: Of combined Spanish and native Guarani origin (Mestizo), small indigenous Indian minority.
- Life Expectancy: Male: 72.35, Female: 77.55.
- Religion: Roman Catholic.
- Size (sq km): 406,752 (59th)
- Population: 6,158,000 (101st)
- Population Density per sq km: 15 (192nd)
- Country Dialling Code: 595
- Internet Country Code: .py
- Time Zone: GMT -4
- Voltage Guide: 220 AC, 50 Hz.
- Finance: Credit cards and traveller's cheques widely accepted.
- Business Hours: 0800-1200, 1500-1730/1900, Monday to Friday.
- Personal Safety: Volatile.