Official Name: Republica de Bolivia (Republic of Bolivia)
Currency: Bolivian boliviano
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Hemisphere: South
Continent: South America
Location: In W central South America in the Andes Mts. (one of 2 landlocked countries in South America). Neighbors: Peru and Chile on W, Argentina and Paraguay on S, S Brazil on E and N.
Area: 424,164 sq mi, 1,098,581 sq mi
Form of Government: Unitary multiparty republic with a two legislative houses (Chambers of senators27), (Chambers of Deputies 130)
Population: (2007) 9,525,000
Population Density: (2007) persons per sq mi 22.5, persons per sq km 8.7
Principal Language(s): Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Religions: Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant 5%.
Capital: La Paz
Capital Population: 1,527,000
Capital Average Temperature: Maximum: 9.2 degrees Celsius, 48.6 degrees Fahrenheit
Major Cities: Santa Cruz 1,116,059, El Alto 647,350, Cochabamba 516,683, Oruro 201,230.
Topography: The great central plateau, at an altitude of 12,000 ft. over 500 mi long, lies between two great cordilleras having 3 of the highest peaks in South America. Lake Titicaca, on Peruvian border, is the highest lake in the world on which steamboats ply 12,506 ft. The E central region has semi tropical forests, the Amazon-Chaco lowlands are in E
Economy: G.D.P $39.78 billion
G.D.P. per Capita: $ 4,400
Vital Statistics: Birth rate per 1,000 population (2006): 23.3 (world avg. 20.3) . Death rate per 1,000 population (2006); 7.5 (world avg. 8.6) Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman 2006) 2.858. Life expectancy at birth (2006) male 63.2 years; female 68.6 years
Government Website: www.boliviagov.bo
Reference Sources: The World Almanac 2009, The New York Times Almanac 2009, Time Almanac 2009, World Climate Website.
