Bolivia β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Bolivia covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Bolivia
The capital of Bolivia is Sucre. It has a population of approximately 11.4M. The country covers an area of 1,098,581 kmΒ². It is located in South America.
A nation with two capitals: Sucre (constitutional) and La Paz (executive/legislative).
Geography
Bolivia is a country in South America, part of the Americas region. It covers an area of approximately 1,098,581 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay, totalling 5 neighbours. It is a landlocked country with no direct sea access.
Demographics & Languages
Bolivia has a population of approximately 11,365,333 people. Population density is around 10.3 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include Aymara, GuaranΓ, and Quechua and others, totalling 4 languages. People from this country are referred to as Bolivian.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Bolivia reports a nominal GDP of about $54.9 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 68.3% of GDP in 2001. The official currency is the Bolivian boliviano (BOB, symbol Bs.). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 6.92 BOB.
Culture & Time
Bolivia operates on a single time zone (UTC-04:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.bo.
Government & Status
The capital of Bolivia is Sucre. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +591. Its FIFA country code is BOL, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is BO.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.