Bolivia
Country in South America
Bolivia is a country in South America, with its capital in Sucre. About 12.6 million people live there (2025), making it the 78th most populous of the 195 countries. At 1,098,581 km², it is the 27th largest country by area. It is landlocked, bordered by Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Peru.
Bolivia at a glance
- Capital
- Sucre
- Population (2025)
- 12.6 million
- Area
- 1,098,581 km²
- Density
- 11 per km²
- Official languages
- Aymara, Guaraní, Quechua, Spanish
- Currency
- Bolivian boliviano
- People
- Bolivian
- Calling code
- +591
- Internet domain
- .bo
- Coast
- Landlocked
Where is Bolivia?
How Bolivia compares
Population rank
78th of 195
8th of 12 in South America
Size rank
27th of 195
5th of 12 in South America
Crowding
11 per km²
More crowded than 7% of countries
- Similar in size: Ethiopia (1,104,300 km²).
- Similar population: Tunisia (12.3 million).
- Bolivia is the only place that uses the Bolivian boliviano.
- Aymara is also an official language in 1 other country: Peru.
- Guaraní is also an official language in 2 other countries: Argentina and Paraguay.
- Quechua is also an official language in 1 other country: Peru.
- Spanish is also an official language in 20 other countries: Argentina, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba and 14 more.
The flag of Bolivia
Flags that look like it
How to tell them apart: Bolivia is red, yellow and green from the top, Ghana adds a black star in the middle, and Lithuania runs yellow, green and red.
Would you recognise Bolivia?
How players do with Bolivia
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Bolivia so far, from 184 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
62% right
107th hardest of 176 · 151 answers
Its flag
61% right
28th hardest of 145 · 33 answers
- Players find Bolivia on the map in 62% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Colombia.
- Players recognise the flag of Bolivia in 61% of tries, one of the lowest scores of any flag.
Countries that border Bolivia
Bolivia borders 5 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Peru.
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Chile
Paraguay
PeruQuick quiz: Bolivia
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of Bolivia?
That's the flag of Bolivia, easy to confuse with Ghana and Lithuania.
2. What is the capital of Bolivia?
Sucre is the constitutional capital, while the government sits in La Paz.
3. Which of these borders Bolivia?
Bolivia borders Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Peru.
Questions about Bolivia
Is Bolivia a country?
Yes. Bolivia is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of Bolivia?
The capital of Bolivia is Sucre. Sucre is the constitutional capital, while the government sits in La Paz.
Which countries border Bolivia?
Bolivia borders 5 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Peru.
How many countries border Bolivia?
5. Bolivia shares a land border with 5 countries.
How big is Bolivia?
Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km², about the same size as Ethiopia (1,104,300 km²).
Is Bolivia hard to find on a map?
On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Bolivia in 62% of 151 tries, 107th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Colombia.
Which flags look like the flag of Bolivia?
Ghana and Lithuania. Bolivia is red, yellow and green from the top, Ghana adds a black star in the middle, and Lithuania runs yellow, green and red.
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