Flag of Paraguay

🎨 What the flag means

Paraguay's flag has red, white and blue stripes, colours believed to come from the French flag and to stand for independence and liberty. It is the only national flag with a different design on each side. The front shows a yellow star in a wreath, and the back shows a lion with the words 'Paz y Justicia', meaning 'Peace and Justice'.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

6.8 million (2017)

🏙️ Capital

Asunción462.2 thousand people (2022)

🗣️ Main language

GuaraniAlso official: Spanish

✨ 3 fun facts

1. More than 90 percent of Paraguayans speak the Indigenous Guarani language as well as Spanish.
2. The Itaipu Dam, shared with Brazil, is one of the biggest hydroelectric dams in the world.
3. The ruins of two 18th-century Jesuit mission towns in Paraguay are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.