Ethnic symbols
| Name: | Bolivia (Republic of Bolivia) |
| Local name (Spanish): | Bolivia (República de Bolivia) |
| Former name: | Upper Peru (Perú Alto) - 1809-1825 |
| Bordering countries: | Peru, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 1 098.6 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 8 586 ths. |
| Capital: | official - Sucre, real - La Paz |
| Official language: | Spanish |
| Administrative divisions: | 9 departments |