Paraguay: Flag and Facts
Paraguay's flag has red, white, and blue horizontal bands with an emblem in the middle, and the emblem differs by side: a coat of arms on the front and a treasury seal on the back.
- Official name
- Republic of Paraguay
- Capital
- Asunción
- Region
- South America
- Population
- 7.6 million (2025)
- Languages
- Guaraní, Spanish
- Currency
- Paraguayan guaraní
- Area
- 406,752 km² (157,048 sq mi)
- People
- Paraguayan
- Calling code
- +595
- Highest point
- Cerro Pero 842 m
- Independence
- 14-15 May 1811 (from Spain)
- National symbols
- lion
About Paraguay
Turn the flag around and the emblem changes. One side shows a yellow star inside a green wreath, ringed by the words REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY. Flip it over and you find a yellow lion sitting below a red Cap of Liberty with the motto PAZ Y JUSTICIA. Red means bravery and patriotism, white means integrity and peace, and blue means liberty and generosity.
Guarani-speaking peoples lived here long before Spain arrived in the early 16th century. Independence came in 1811, followed by a run of military rulers until 1870. The War of the Triple Alliance against Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay was a catastrophe: Paraguay lost two thirds of its grown men and much of its land. The Chaco War of 1932-35 with Bolivia won back a large slice of the Chaco. Alfredo Stroessner's 35-year dictatorship ended in 1989.
Did you know?
- Paraguay celebrates Flag Day on 14 May, the day before Independence Day.
- Paraguay never gets near sea level: its lowest spot, where the Paraguay and Parana rivers join, sits 46 meters up.
- Paraguay's anthem translates as Paraguayans, the Republic or Death!
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Questions about Paraguay
What languages are spoken in Paraguay?
Guarani and Spanish are both official.
Is Paraguay landlocked?
Yes. It has no coast and borders Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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