Bolivia: Flag and Facts
Bolivia's flag has three equal horizontal stripes, red over yellow over green, and its coat of arms sits in the middle stripe.
- Official name
- Plurinational State of Bolivia
- Capital
- Sucre
- Region
- South America
- Population
- 12 million (2025)
- Languages
- Aymara, Guaraní, Quechua, Spanish
- Currency
- Bolivian boliviano
- Area
- 1,098,581 km² (424,164 sq mi)
- People
- Bolivian
- Calling code
- +591
- Highest point
- Nevado Sajama 6,542 m
- Independence
- 6 August 1825 (from Spain)
- National symbols
- llama, Andean condor
About Bolivia
Red honors courage and the heroes who bled for the nation. Yellow stands for the mineral riches underground, and green for fertile land. Since a 2009 decree, the wiphala, a square flag in many colors that represents the country's ethnic groups, must fly next to the national flag.
Named after the freedom fighter Simón Bolívar, the country broke free of Spain on 6 August 1825. Coups and countercoups followed for a long time, the last in 1980, and civilian democracy began in 1982. Bolivia is landlocked, with the rugged Andes and a high plateau called the Altiplano in the west and Amazon lowlands in the east. Nevado Sajama, its highest peak, reaches 6,542 meters.
Did you know?
- The llama and the Andean condor are both national symbols of Bolivia.
- Bolivia lists four languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, and Guaraní.
- Bolivia is a little under three times as large as Montana.
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Questions about Bolivia
What is the capital of Bolivia?
Sucre is the capital of Bolivia.
What currency does Bolivia use?
Bolivia uses the boliviano.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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