Bolivia
Plurinational State of Bolivia | |
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| Anthem: Himno Nacional de Bolivia (Spanish) “National Anthem of Bolivia“ | |
Dual flag: Wiphala[1][2][3] | |
 Location of Bolivia (dark green) in South America (gray) | |
| Capital | Sucre[b] |
| Administrative center | La Paz[b] |
| Largest city | Santa Cruz 17°48′S 63°10′W / 17.800°S 63.167°W |
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| Ethnic groups (2009[4][better source needed]) |
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| Religion (2018)[5] |
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| Demonym(s) | Bolivian |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
| Luis Arce | |
| David Choquehuanca | |
| Andrónico Rodríguez | |
| Jerges Mercado Suárez | |
| Legislature | Plurinational Legislative Assembly |
| Chamber of Senators | |
| Chamber of Deputies | |
| Independence from Spain | |
• Declared | 6 August 1825 |
• Recognized | 21 July 1847 |
| 7 February 2009 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,098,581 km2 (424,164 sq mi) (27th) |
• Water (%) | 1.29 |
| Population | |
• 2023 estimate | 12,186,079[6] (79th) |
• Density | 10.4/km2 (26.9/sq mi) (224th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total |  $118.8 billion[7] (94th) |
• Per capita | $9,933[7] (120th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $43.4 billion[7] (96th) |
• Per capita | $3,631[7] (126th) |
| Gini (2019) |  41.6[8]medium |
| HDI (2021) |  0.692[9]medium · 118th |
| Currency | Boliviano (BOB) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (BOT) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +591 |
| ISO 3166 code | BO |
| Internet TLD | .bo |
