Bolivia - quick facts

Full Name: Republic of Bolivia
Capital City: La Paz
Area: 1,098,580 sq km, 424,162 sq miles
Population: 8,800,000
Time Zone: GMT/UTC -4 ()
Languages: Aymara (official), Composite dialects of Spanish-Aymara and Spanish-Quechua are also widely spoken.Spanish (official), Guarani (other), Quechua (other)
Religion: 95% Roman Catholic, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist)
Currency: Boliviano (B$)
Electricity: 220V 50HzHz
Country Dialing Code: 591
Local Health Conditions: altitude sickness, malaria, Chagas' disease, rabies,
dengue fever, yellow fever, typhoid, tetanus, cholera, hepatitis
Time Zone: GMT/UTC -4 ()
Weights Measures System: Metric
Government Type: republic
Government Leaders: Eduardo Rodri­guez President (head of state and government)