Bolivia Location Map
Bolivia Facts
Full Official Name: Plurinational State of Bolivia
Demonym: Bolivian
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Area
Total Area: 1,098,581 km²
Total Land Area: 1,083,301 km²
Total Water Area: 15280 km²
Demographics
Population: 12,311,974
Population Growth Rate: 1% (2024 est.)
Largest City: Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Population: 3,115,386)
Ethnic Groups: Mestizo (mixed White and Indigenous ancestry) 68%, Indigenous 20%, White 5%, Cholo/Chola 2%, African descent 1%, other 1%, unspecified 3%; 44% other Indigenous group, predominantly Quechua or Aymara (2009 est.)
Languages: Spanish (official) 68.1%, Quechua (official) 17.2%, Aymara (official) 10.5%, Guarani (official) 0.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.1%; note – Spanish and all Indigenous languages are official (2012 est.)
Religions: Roman Catholic 65%, Protestant 19.6% (Evangelical (non-specific) 11.9%, Evangelical Baptist 2.1%, Evangelical Pentecostal 1.8%, Evangelical Methodist 0.7%, Adventist 2.8%, Protestant (non-specific) 0.3%), Believer (not belonging to the church) 0.9%, other 4.8%, atheist 1.7%, agnostic 0.6%, none 6.1%, unspecified 1.3% (2023 est.)
Economy
Currency: Boliviano (BOB)
Real GDP at Purchasing Power Parity ($ PPP): $119.785 billion (2023 est.)
GDP per capita (PPP): $9,700 (2023 est.)
Exports Value Per Year: $11.975 billion (2023 est.)
Biggest Export Partners: India 16%, Brazil 14%, Argentina 13%, Colombia 8%, Japan 7% (2022)
Imports Value Per Year: $13.13 billion (2023 est.)
Biggest Import Partners: Brazil 20%, China 19%, Chile 13%, Peru 9%, Argentina 6% (2022)
Government
Type: presidential republic
Capital City: La Paz (administrative capital); Sucre (constitutional [legislative and judicial] capital) (Population: 360,544)
Other Facts
Time Zone: UTC−4 (BOT)
Country Code: BO
Internet TLD: .bo
Climate Map of Bolivia
Climate: varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
Topographic Map of Bolivia
