| Location: | Central South America, southwest of Brazil |
| Population: | 9,119,152 (July 2007 est.) |
| Capital: | name: La Paz (administrative capital) geographic coordinates: 16 30 S, 68 09 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Sucre (constitutional capital) |
| GDP per capita: | $3,000 (2006 est.) |
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