National name: Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia

Location: South America

Capital: Sucre

Administrative capital: La Paz

Population: 9,863,000  (January 2009 est.)

Population Density: 8.4 per sq km.

Provinces: Bolivia is divided into 9 departments, 112 provinces, 314 municipalities and 1374 cantons.

Area : 1,098,581 sq km ( 424,164 sq miles).

Bordering countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay & Peru

Language: The official language is Spanish.

Goverment: Republic

Religion: Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%

Time: GMT - 4.

Currency: The unit of currency the Boliviano (BOB)

National Holiday: Independence Day, 6 August (1825)

The Flag: The current flag of Bolivia was officially adopted on November 30, 1851. 

The red and green colors were part of the original flag of 1825. Red is said to recall valor and green indicates fertility. The centered band of yellow symbolizes the country's mineral resources, and the coat of arms within that band is topped by a condor.  .