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Plurinational State of Bolivia

Plurinational State of Bolivia
  • Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia  (Spanish)
  • Buliwya Mamallaqta  (Quechua)
  • Wuliwya Suyu  (Aymara)
Flag of Bolivia
Coat of arms of Bolivia
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "La Unión es la Fuerza" (Spanish)
"Unity is Strength"
Anthem: Himno Nacional de Bolivia  (Spanish)
Location of Bolivia
Capital Sucre
Largest city Santa Cruz de la Sierra
17°48′S 63°10′W / 17.800°S 63.167°W / -17.800; -63.167
Official languages
Ethnic groups (2009)
Demonym Bolivian
Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President
Evo Morales
Álvaro García Linera
Legislature Plurinational Legislative Assembly
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Independence from Spain
• Declared
6 August 1825
• Recognized
21 July 1847
• Current constitution
7 February 2009
Area
• Total
1,098,581 km2 (424,164 sq mi) (28th)
• Water (%)
1.29
Population
• 2015 estimate
11,410,651 (83rd)
• Density
10.4/km2 (26.9/sq mi) (221st)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$78.351 billion (91st)
• Per capita
$7,190 (119th)
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$35.699 billion (96th)
• Per capita
$3,276 (119th)
Gini (2014) Negative increase 48.4
high
HDI (2014) Increase 0.662
medium
Currency Boliviano (BOB)
Time zone BOT (UTC−4)
Drives on the right
Calling code +591
ISO 3166 code BO
Internet TLD .bo
  1. ^ While Sucre is the constitutional capital, La Paz is the seat of the government. See below.

Coordinates: 16°42′43″S 64°39′58″W / 16.712°S 64.666°W / -16.712; -64.666

Bolivia (Listeni/bəˈlɪviə/; Spanish: [boˈliβi̯a]; Quechua: Buliwya [bʊlɪwja]; Aymara: Wuliwya [wʊlɪwja]; Guarani: Mborivia [ᵐboˈɾiʋja]), officially known as the Plurinational State of Bolivia (Spanish: Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia), is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. It is bordered to the north and east by Brazil, to the southeast by Paraguay, to the south by Argentina, to the southwest by Chile, and to the northwest by Peru. One-third of the country is the Andean mountain range, with one of its largest cities and principal economic centers, El Alto, located on the Altiplano. Bolivia is one of two landlocked countries (the other is Paraguay) that lie outside Afro-Eurasia. Bolivia is geographically the largest landlocked country in the Americas, but remains a relatively small country in economic and military terms.


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