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Bolivia
Plurinational State of Bolivia
Bolivia sits in South America and uses BOB - Bolivian boliviano (Bs.). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Sucre
Population
11.4M
Area
1.1M km2
Population
11.4M
11,365,333 people
Area
1.1M km2
1,098,581 square kilometers
Density
10/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Sucre
-19.04, -65.26
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Bolivia, officially listed here as Plurinational State of Bolivia, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Bolivia, BO, BOL, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Bolivia is grouped under Americas, more specifically South America, with South America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 11,365,333 people and a land area of 1,098,581 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 10 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -17, -65, while the capital coordinate reference is -19.04, -65.26. Bolivia shares listed land borders with ARG, BRA, CHL, PRY, PER, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Sucre (constitutional), La Paz (administrative). The largest city entries shown for this country are Santa Cruz de la Sierra, La Paz, El Alto, Cochabamba and Sucre. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Bolivia, capital of Bolivia, and major urban areas in Bolivia. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Bolivia uses calling code +591, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC-04:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Feb 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists BOB - Bolivian boliviano (Bs.), while language records include Aymara, Guarani, Quechua and Spanish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as BOL. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 40.9 for 2024.
How to use this profile
This Bolivia profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
BO / BOL
Top-level domains
.bo
Continents
South America
Border countries
ARG, BRA, CHL, PRY, PER
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
BOL
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Bolivia is represented by the BO country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Santa Cruz
3,151,676
City
#2
La Paz
La Paz
2,063,633
primary
#3
El Alto
La Paz
885,035
City
#4
Cochabamba
Cochabamba
661,484
admin
#5
Sucre
Chuquisaca
360,544
primary
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Feb 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+591
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC-04:00
Languages
Aymara, Guarani, Quechua, Spanish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
40.9
2024