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 |