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                         Capital World Bond Fund, Inc.
              333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071
                  Telephone (213) 486 9200 Fax (213) 486- 9455


                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



     ABNER D. GOLDSTINE,  President and PEO, and SHARON G. MOSELEY, Treasurer of
Capital World Bond Fund, Inc., (the  "Registrant"),  each certify to the best of
his or her knowledge that:

1)       The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended
         March 31, 2004 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the requirements
         of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
         amended; and

2)       The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Registrant.


Chief Executive Officer                 Chief Financial Officer

CAPITAL WORLD BOND FUND, INC.           CAPITAL WORLD BOND FUND, INC.


/s/ Abner D. Goldstine                  /s/ Sharon G. Moseley
Abner D. Goldstine, President           Sharon G. Moseley, Treasurer

Date: June 8, 2004                      Date:  June 8, 2004


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to CAPITAL WORLD BOND FUND, INC.
and will be retained by CAPITAL WORLD BOND FUND, INC. and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or its staff upon request.

This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR filed with
the Commission.