# Outline 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. (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 along with Bolivia and Brazil

## General reference

* 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

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 km$^2$
* Atlas of Paraguay

### Environment of Paraguay

Environment of Paraguay
* Climate of Paraguay
* Environmental issues in Paraguay
* Geology of Paraguay
* Protected areas of Paraguay
** National parks of Paraguay
* Wildlife of Paraguay
** Fauna of Paraguay
*** Birds of Paraguay
*** Mammals of Paraguay

#### Natural geographic features of Paraguay

* Islands of Paraguay
* Rivers of Paraguay
* World Heritage Sites in Paraguay

### Regions of Paraguay

Regions of Paraguay

#### Ecoregions of Paraguay

List of ecoregions in Paraguay

#### Administrative divisions of Paraguay

Administrative divisions of Paraguay
* Departments of Paraguay
** Districts of Paraguay

##### Provinces of Paraguay

Departments of Paraguay

##### Districts of Paraguay

Districts of Paraguay

##### Municipalities of Paraguay

Municipalities of Paraguay
* Capital of Paraguay: Asunción
* Cities of Paraguay

### Demography of Paraguay

Demographics of Paraguay

## Government and politics of Paraguay

* Form of government:
* Capital of Paraguay: Asunción
* Elections in Paraguay
* Political parties in Paraguay

### Branches of the government of Paraguay

Government of Paraguay

#### Executive branch of the government of Paraguay

* Head of state: President 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 Representatives of Paraguay

#### Judicial branch of the government of Paraguay

Court system of Paraguay
* Supreme Court of Paraguay

### Foreign relations of Paraguay

Foreign relations of Paraguay
* Diplomatic missions in Paraguay
* Diplomatic missions of Paraguay

#### International organization membership

The Republic of Paraguay is a member of:

### Law and order in Paraguay

Law of Paraguay
* Cannabis 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

Military of Paraguay
* Command
** Commander-in-chief:
* Forces
** Army of Paraguay
** Navy of Paraguay: None
** Air Force of Paraguay
* Military ranks of paraguay

### Local government in Paraguay

Local government in Paraguay

## 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

Culture of Paraguay
* Architecture of Paraguay
* Cuisine of Paraguay
* Languages of Paraguay
* Media in Paraguay
* National symbols of Paraguay
** Coat of arms of Paraguay
** Flag of Paraguay
** National anthem of Paraguay
* Prostitution in Paraguay
* Public holidays in Paraguay
* Religion in Paraguay
** Christianity in Paraguay
** Hinduism in Paraguay
** Islam in Paraguay
* World Heritage Sites in Paraguay

### Art in Paraguay

* Art in Paraguay
   * Paraguayan Indian art
* Cinema of Paraguay
* Music of Paraguay
* Television in Paraguay

### Sports in Paraguay

Sports in Paraguay
* Football in Paraguay
* Paraguay at the Olympics

## Economy and infrastructure of Paraguay

Economy of Paraguay
* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 113th (one hundred and thirteenth)
* Agriculture in Paraguay
* Communications in Paraguay
** Internet in Paraguay
* Companies of Paraguay
* Currency of Paraguay: Guaraní
** ISO 4217: PYG
* Energy in Paraguay
* Health care in Paraguay
* Mining in Paraguay
* Tourism in Paraguay
* Transport in Paraguay
** Airports in Paraguay
** Rail transport in Paraguay
* Water supply and sanitation in Paraguay

## Education in Paraguay

Education in Paraguay
* List of high schools in Paraguay
* List of universities in Paraguay

## Health in Paraguay

Health in Paraguay
* List of hospitals in Paraguay