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Bolivia Travel and Destination Guide
BACKGROUND INFO
Full Name
República de Bolivia/Republic of Bolivia
Capital City
La Paz (administrative); Sucre (consitutional)
Area
1,098,580 sq km
Population
9,000,000
Time Zone
GMT/UTC -4
Weights Measures System
Metric
Languages
• Quechua (official)
• Spanish (official)
• Guaraní (other)
• Aymara (official)
Composite dialects of Spanish-Aymara and Spanish-Quechua are also widely spoken.
Religion
95% Roman Catholic, 5% Protestant (Evangelical Methodist)
Government Type
Republic
Government Leaders
Evo Morales
President (head of state and government)
Country Dialing Code
591
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