Key facts
Official Name: Republic of Bolivia
Capital City: Sucre - legal capital and seat of Judiciary;
La Paz - administrative capital and seat of government
Type of Government: Republic
Official Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymaré
Area: 1,098,581 sq. km./424,163 sq. mi.
Population: 11 million
Religion: 77% Roman Catholic, Evangelical and Pentecostal 8%,
Protestant 8%, none 5.5%
Currency: Boliviano (BOB)
Number of Time Zones: 1
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) minus 4 hrs; Eastern Standard Time (EST)
winter; EST plus 1 hr. summer
Weights and Measures: Metric system
Country Domain: .bo
Country Tel Code: 591
For quick access to entry details, consult:
Bolivia Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Website in Spanish)
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