Paraguay
Republic of Paraguay · South America
Updated 8 November 2026
Paraguay is a country in South America with its capital in Asunción. Its head of state is Santiago Peña Palacios. On DiploMaps you can see Paraguay on the world map with its leaders, economy, trade and UN votes, and its relations with the United Arab Emirates.
Key facts
- Capital
- Asunción
- Head of state and government
- Santiago Peña PalaciosPresident of Paraguay since 2023
- Foreign minister
- Rubén Darío Ramírez LezcanoMinistro de Relaciones Exteriores de la República del Paraguay
- Population
- 7 million (2025)
- Area
- 406,752 km²
- GDP
- $49.3 billion (2025)
- Currency
- Paraguayan guaraní (PYG)
- Official languages
- Guaraní, Spanish
- United Nations
- Member since 1945
- Region
- South America · Americas
Paraguay and the UAE
- UAE exports to it (2025)
- $329.6 million
- UAE imports from it (2025)
- $168.7 million
- Visa for UAE citizens
- No visa needed90 days Study: Submit a study visa application through the Paraguay republic mission in Abu Dhabi
Memberships
- Mercosur
- Organization of American States
- Non-Aligned Movement
- Group of 77
- CELAC
- NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)
- ICC (Rome Statute)