Paraguay

Paraguay, officially recognized as the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country situated in the central region of South America. Encompassing a total area of 406,750 square kilometers, the nation is bordered by Bolivia to the northwest and north, Brazil to the northeast and east, and Argentina to the southeast, south, and west.

Geographically, the country is governed as a unitary presidential republic composed of a capital district and seventeen departments. Its capital and largest city is Asunción, while Ciudad del Este serves as the second-largest city and hosts many of the country's consulates-general. Although landlocked, Paraguay maintains access to the Atlantic Ocean via the Paraná–Paraguay Waterway, a navigable channel system shared with five countries. The landscape is historically divided by the Paraguay River, which roughly served as a dividing line between the agricultural Guaraní people to the east and the nomadic and seminomadic peoples of the western Gran Chaco region.

The population of the country stands at 6,956,071, with the majority identifying as mestizo. Culturally and linguistically, Guaraní influence remains exceptionally strong, as more than ninety percent of the population speaks various dialects of the Guaraní language alongside Spanish, marking the highest rate of fluency in an indigenous language in Latin America. Economically and infrastructurally, the nation utilizes the Paraguayan guaraní as its currency and stands among the world's leading exporters of hydroelectricity, supported by major installations such as the Itaipu Dam located on the Paraná River border with Brazil, which ranks as the third-largest hydroelectric dam in the world in terms of produced energy.