Paraguay Map & Atlas

Paraguay is divided into 18 first-level administrative divisions:

Asunción is the largest urban area in Paraguay with about 1,870,000 people.

Highest terrain in Paraguay: ≈ 830 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

Mestizo (mixed Spanish and Indigenous ancestry) 95%, other 5%

Regionally, Mestizo is the most common ethnic group across most of the 18 divisions, while Indigenous predominates in 1 division (Boquerón).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Roman Catholic 80.4%, Protestant 7% (Evangelical (non-specific) 6.7%, Evangelical Pentecostal <0.1%, Adventist <0.1%, Protestant (non-specific) <0.1%), Believer (not belonging to the church) 5.7%, other 0.6%, agnostic <0.1%, none 0.2%, unspecified 6.2% (2023 est.)

Regionally, Roman Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 18 divisions, while Protestant predominates in 1 division (Boquerón).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2023 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Spanish (official) and Guarani (official) 46.3%, only Guarani 34%, only Spanish 15.2%, other (includes Portuguese, German, other Indigenous languages) 4.1%, no response 0.4% (2012 est.)

Regionally, only Guarani is the most common language group across most of the 18 divisions, while only Spanish predominates in 2 divisions (Asunción, Central); other predominates in 1 division (Boquerón).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2012 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys