Blog · 2025-06-03
Paraguay's 2025 naturalization exam: the complete list of questions and answers
When you apply for Paraguayan citizenship, one of the mandatory steps is passing an exam on the country's history, geography and the fundamentals of its system of government. The test checks your knowledge of key events, national symbols, administrative divisions and the rights of citizens. This guide brings together the most common questions and answers to help you prepare with confidence and pass the naturalization exam.
Naturalization exam questions and answers
- Which countries border Paraguay?
Answer: Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia - Name Paraguay's two main rivers.
Answer: The Paraguay and the Paraná - How many departments does Paraguay have?
Answer: 17 - Name six departments of Paraguay.
Answer: Central, San Pedro, Alto Paraguay, Alto Paraná, Misiones and Cordillera - What are Paraguay's geographic regions called?
Answer: The Eastern and Western regions - In what year was the Constitution adopted?
Answer: 1992 - Does Paraguay have an official religion?
Answer: No; freedom of worship is recognized - Name Paraguay's two official languages.
Answer: Spanish and Guaraní - Is presidential re-election allowed?
Answer: No - Name the two chambers of Congress.
Answer: The Senate and the Chamber of Deputies - At what age is a person considered an adult?
Answer: 18 - In what year did Paraguay gain independence, and from whom?
Answer: In 1811, from Spain - Who was president during the War of the Triple Alliance?
Answer: Francisco Solano López - Name two heroes of independence.
Answer: Pedro Juan Caballero and Fernando de la Mora - What integration bloc is Paraguay a member of?
Answer: MERCOSUR - What form of government does Paraguay have?
Answer: A representative, participatory and pluralistic democracy - Name the three branches of power.
Answer: The executive, the legislative and the judicial - Is the death penalty allowed in Paraguay?
Answer: No - Name Paraguay's national symbols.
Answer: The flag, the coat of arms and the anthem - How long is the presidential term?
Answer: Five years - Name two wars Paraguay took part in.
Answer: The War of the Triple Alliance (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay) and the Chaco War (Bolivia) - Name three national holidays.
Answer: 1 March - Heroes' Day; 14 and 15 May - Independence Day; 8 December - the Day of the Virgin of Caacupé - Name the commander in the Chaco War.
Answer: José Estigarribia - Is Asunción part of any department?
Answer: No; it is the capital and a separate administrative unit - How many members does the Chamber of Deputies have?
Answer: 80 members and 80 alternates - Who became the first president of a democratic Paraguay in 1989?
Answer: Andrés Rodríguez - In what year did the Stroessner dictatorship end, and who became president?
Answer: 1989; Andrés Rodríguez - How many members does the Senate have?
Answer: 45 members and 30 alternates - How many justices sit on the Supreme Court?
Answer: Nine - Which country was the first to recognize Paraguay's independence in the 19th century?
Answer: France - Who discovered Paraguay by land, and in what year?
Answer: Alejo García, in 1524 - Who reached Paraguay by water, and in what year?
Answer: Sebastián Caboto, in 1527 - Who founded the city of Asunción, and in what year?
Answer: Juan de Salazar y Espinosa, in 1537 - When was Paraguay's independence proclaimed?
Answer: On 14 and 15 May 1811 - Who succeeded President Carlos Antonio López?
Answer: Francisco Solano López - Which countries fought in the War of the Triple Alliance, and when did it end?
Answer: Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay; 1870 - What was the date of Francisco Solano López's death?
Answer: 1 March 1870 - Which president began modernizing Paraguay, introducing the telegraph, railways and shipyards?
Answer: Carlos Antonio López - Which countries fought in the Chaco War, and when did it end?
Answer: Bolivia and Paraguay; 1935 - What is the contribution of Guaraní culture?
Answer: The language and medicinal herbs - What was the first form of government of independent Paraguay?
Answer: A triumvirate - Name four presidents of Paraguay.
Answer: Carlos Antonio López, Francisco Solano López, Horacio Cartes and Mario Abdo - Name four heroes of independence.
Answer: Vicente Iturbe, Fulgencio Yegros, Gaspar Rodríguez and Pedro Juan Caballero - When was the first constitution adopted?
Answer: In 1870 - Which jurisdiction did Paraguay belong to in the 18th century?
Answer: The Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata - Name three battles of the War of the Triple Alliance.
Answer: Tuyutí, Acosta Ñu and Cerro León - Who was Paraguay's first constitutional president?
Answer: Carlos Antonio López - When was President Stroessner overthrown?
Answer: In February 1989 - Who became president after the 1989 coup?
Answer: Andrés Rodríguez - How many flags has Paraguay had?
Answer: Four - Who wrote the words of Paraguay's national anthem?
Answer: Francisco Acuña de Figueroa - In which battle did López die?
Answer: Cerro León - Who was president of Paraguay during the Chaco War?
Answer: Eusebio Ayala - What happened on 16 August 1869?
Answer: The Battle of Acosta Ñu, in which many children died - What is commemorated on 1 March?
Answer: Heroes' Day - What is the name of the battle in which children died?
Answer: Acosta Ñu - Who founded the Colorado Party?
Answer: Bernardino Caballero - Name Paraguay's four most important rivers.
Answer: The Apa, the Paraguay, the Pilcomayo and the Paraná - Name two departments and their capitals.
Answer: Central - Areguá; Cordillera - Caacupé - Which river divides the regions?
Answer: The Paraguay - Which department borders Argentina, and which borders Brazil?
Answer: Misiones borders Argentina; Alto Paraná borders Brazil - Name two national highways.
Answer: Mariscal Estigarribia and Mariscal Francisco Solano López - Which cities lie on Highway No. 1?
Answer: Capiatá and Itá - Which cities lie on Highway No. 2?
Answer: Capiatá and Itauguá - Name three departments of the Eastern region.
Answer: Central, San Pedro and Itapúa - Name three departments of the Western region.
Answer: Alto Paraguay, Presidente Hayes and Boquerón - Name two cities in the Central department.
Answer: San Lorenzo and Capiatá - What are the capitals of the Central and Cordillera departments?
Answer: Areguá and Caacupé - Where is the Basilica of Caacupé located?
Answer: In the Cordillera department - Name two cities in the Itapúa department.
Answer: San Cosme y Damián and Encarnación - Which countries does Alto Paraguay border?
Answer: Brazil and Bolivia - Name the main mountain ranges.
Answer: San Luis, Amambay and Altos - In which department are the Jesuit ruins of San Cosme y Damián?
Answer: In the Itapúa department - Which highway connects Asunción and Encarnación?
Answer: Highway No. 1 - Which departments does Boquerón border?
Answer: Alto Paraguay and Presidente Hayes - Which is the longest river?
Answer: The Paraguay - How many departments are in the Eastern region?
Answer: 14 - How many departments are in the Western region?
Answer: Three - Which is the largest hydroelectric plant?
Answer: Yacyretá - What is the capital of the Alto Paraná department?
Answer: Ciudad del Este - Name Paraguay's main hydroelectric plants.
Answer: Itaipú and Yacyretá - Which countries does the Friendship Bridge connect?
Answer: Brazil and Paraguay - Which bridge connects Posadas and Encarnación?
Answer: The bridge between Argentina and Paraguay - Which guarantees are enshrined in the Constitution?
Answer: Habeas Data and Habeas Corpus - How many justices sit on the Supreme Court?
Answer: Nine - Is dual citizenship allowed?
Answer: Only under international agreements - Who holds sovereignty?
Answer: The people - How do the people exercise power?
Answer: Through elections and voting - Which body hears citizenship cases?
Answer: The judiciary - Which body passes and repeals laws?
Answer: The legislature - What are the requirements for a presidential candidate?
Answer: Born in Paraguay, a citizen, resident in the country and at least 35 years old - What is the term of office for senators and deputies?
Answer: Five years - Name two rights set out in the Constitution.
Answer: The right to health and the right to life - Who heads a municipality?
Answer: The intendente (mayor) - Who heads a department?
Answer: The governor - Who exercises legislative power?
Answer: Senators and deputies - Who exercises executive power?
Answer: The President of the Republic - Who exercises judicial power?
Answer: The President of the Supreme Court and eight justices
The words of Paraguay's national anthem
Paraguayos, ¡República o Muerte!
nuestro brío nos dio libertad;
ni opresores, ni siervos alientan
donde reinan unión e igualdad.
I
A los pueblos de América, infausto
tres centurias un cetro oprimió,
mas un día soberbia surgiendo,
¡Basta! -dijo, y el cetro rompió.
Nuestros padres, lidiando grandiosos,
ilustraron su gloria marcial;
y trozada la augusta diadema,
enalzaron el gorro triunfal.
II
Nueva Roma, la Patria ostentará
dos caudillos de nombre y valer,
que rivales -cual Rómulo y Remo-
dividieron gobierno y poder.
Largos años -cual Febo entre nubes-
viose oculta la perla del Sud.
Hoy un héroe grandioso aparece
realzando su gloria y virtud…
III
Con aplauso la Europa y el Mundo
la saludan, y aclaman también;
de heroísmo: baluarte invencible,
de riquezas: magnífico Edén.
Cuando entorno rugió la Discordia
que otros Pueblos fatal devoró,
paraguayos, el suelo sagrado
con sus alas un ángel cubrió.
IV
¡Oh! cuán pura, de lauro ceñida,
dulce Patria te ostentas así
En tu enseña se ven los colores
del zafiro, diamante y rubí.
En tu escudo que el sol ilumina,
bajo el gorro se mira el león.
Doble imagen de fuertes y libres,
y de glorias, recuerdo y blasón.
V
De la tumba del vil feudalismo
se alza libre la Patria deidad;
opresores, ¡doblad rodilla!,
compatriotas, ¡el Himno entonad!
Suene el grito: ¡República o muerte!,
nuestros pechos lo exhalen con fe,
y sus ecos repitan los montes
cual gigantes poniéndose en pie.
VI
Libertad y justicia defiende
nuestra Patria; tiranos, ¡oíd!
de sus fueros la carta sagrada
su heroísmo sustenta en la lid.
Contra el mundo, si el mundo se opone,
Si intentare su prenda insultar,
batallando vengar la sabremos
o abrazo con ella expirar.
VII
Alza, oh Pueblo, tu espada esplendente
que fulmina destellos de Dios,
no hay más medio que libre o esclavo
y un abismo divide a los dos.
En las auras el Himno resuene,
repitiendo con eco triunfal:
¡a los libres perínclita gloria!,
¡a la Patria laurel inmortal!
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