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Bolivia

Plurinational State of Bolivia Β· South America

UN memberLandlocked

Bolivia is a country in South America, with Sucre as its capital, home to about 12,581,843 people. Below are its flag, capital, currency, calling code, ISO codes and the countries it borders.

Capital
Region
South America
Currency
Bolivian boliviano (BOB Bs.)
Calling code
+591
ISO codes
BO / BOL / 068
Flag emoji
πŸ‡§πŸ‡΄
Population
12,581,843 (2025)
Area
1,098,581 kmΒ²
Languages
Aymara, GuaranΓ­, Quechua, Spanish
Internet domain
.bo
Demonym
Bolivian

Bordering countries

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· ArgentinaπŸ‡§πŸ‡· BrazilπŸ‡¨πŸ‡± ChileπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Ύ ParaguayπŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ Peru

About Bolivia

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a United Nations member state in South America. Its capital and seat of government is Sucre. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Bolivian boliviano (Bs.), using the code BOB.

To call Bolivia from abroad, dial the country code +591. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes BO (alpha-2) and BOL (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 12,581,843.

Frequently asked questions

What is the capital of Bolivia?
The capital of Bolivia is Sucre.
What currency does Bolivia use?
Bolivia uses the Bolivian boliviano (BOB, symbol Bs.).
What is the country calling code for Bolivia?
The international dialling code for Bolivia is +591.
What are the ISO codes for Bolivia?
Bolivia has the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code BO, the alpha-3 code BOL and the numeric code 068.
What is the flag emoji for Bolivia?
The flag emoji for Bolivia is πŸ‡§πŸ‡΄. You can copy it from the top of this page.

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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Dataset compiled 2026-07-02.