South Dakota is a state in the North Central region of the United States of America, whereas the Republic of Paraguay is a country in South America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between South Dakota and Paraguay regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Paraguay?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Paraguay is 157,065 sq mi. South Dakota is smaller than Paraguay by 79,949 sq mi. South Dakota is around 2.04 times smaller than Paraguay.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Paraguay: 157,065 sq mi ( 406,796 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of South Dakota as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 895,376.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Paraguay as of 2020, was estimated to be around 7,132,530.
Here is some more data comparison between South Dakota and Paraguay.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Paraguay is Asuncion.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Paraguay: Spanish, Guarani
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Paraguay: Paraguayan
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Paraguay: PY
South Dakota Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Paraguay Time Zone:
UTC − 4(Paraguay Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 3 (Paraguay Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Paraguay:
23° 0′ 0″ S, 58° 0′ 0″ W
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