Bolivia


 

 

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Country: Plurinational State of Bolivia (Spanish: Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia)

Georgian transcript: ბოლივია

Capital: Sucre (სუკრე, constitutional and judicial), La Paz (ლა-პასი, executive and legislative)

Largest city: Santa Cruz de la Sierra (სანტა-კრუს-დე-ლა-სიერა)

Continent: South America

Official languages: Spanish, Aymara, Quechua, Guarani, and 33 others

Religion: Roman Catholic Christianity (70%), Protestantism (17.2%)

Patron saint: The Virgin Mary (Our Lady of Copacabana (Spanish: Virgen de Copacabana)

Motto: La Unión es la Fuerza (Spanish: Unity is strength)

Government: Unitary presidential constitutional republic

Independence: 6 August 1825 (from Spain)

Population: 11 843 865 (2021)

Demonym: Bolivian

Currency: Boliviano (BOB)

Driving side: right

Time zone: UTC -4:00 (BOT)

Calling code: +591

Internet TLD: .bo

Website: Ministerio de la Presidencia Bolivia

Neighbouring countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru

 

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