| Country (long form) |
Republic of Bolivia |
| Capital |
La Paz (seat of government); Sucre (legal capital and seat of judiciary) |
| Total Area |
424,164.11 sq mi
1,098,580.00 sq km
(slightly less than three times the size of Montana) |
| Population |
8,300,463 (July 2001 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
13,772,819 |
| Languages |
Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official) |
| Literacy |
83.1% total, 90.5% male, 76% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) |
| Life Expectancy |
61.53 male, 66.72 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
Republic |
| Currency |
1 boliviano ($B) = 100 centavos |
| GDP (per capita) |
$2,600 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
mining, smelting, petroleum, food and beverages, tobacco, handicrafts, clothing |
| Agriculture |
soybeans, coffee, coca, cotton, corn, sugarcane, rice, potatoes; timber |
| Arable Land |
2% |
| Natural Resources |
tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower |
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