What every visitor should know about Bolivia:

Money
The currency is the Bolivian boliviano (BOB). 1 BOB is worth about US$0.15, or €0.10.
Crime
CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 2.5 out of 5 (Use caution)

Areas of concern:

  • Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
  • Armed robbery is frequent
  • Carjacking
  • Car theft
Capital
La Paz (administrative capital)
Tap water
Unsafe. Water purification efforts are inadequate to guarantee safe supply. Drink boiled or bottled water whenever possible.

Bolivia facts and figures:

People

Population
9,775,246
Language
Spanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2%
Ethnicity
Quechua 30%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry) 30%, Aymara 25%, white 15%

Economy

GDP
US$4,700 (per capita)
Income equality
Low
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