Bolivia - Practical information

The country in numbers

Country's full name

Plurinational State of Bolivia

Area in Km²

1,098,581

Population

10,027,254 population

Capital

La Paz

Religion

78% Catholic; 16% Protestant; 6% Other

Government

Unitary presidential constitutional republic

Language

Official language

Spanish

Languages spoken

Aymara, English, Italian, Portuguese, Quechua

Time

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time Greenwich)

-4

Currency

Currency

Bolivar fuerte

Dangers and annoyances

Dangers and annoyances

High criminality risk

Border Issues

Airports customs

Drugs possession

Not allowed

Theft & Scams

High

Credit cards

Popular

Yes

Cards

American express, Diners club, Mastercard, Visa

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Internet and telephony

Calling code

+591

Internet availability

Medium

Electricity

V

115

Hz

50