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Capital Bolivia : |
La Paz (seat of government); Sucre (legal capital and seat of judiciary) .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Bolivia :
| Argentina 832 km, Brazil 3,400 km, Chile 861 km, Paraguay 750 km, Peru 900 km .
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| Climate Bolivia :
| varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid .
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| Life expectancy Bolivia :
| 65.14 years .
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| Fertility rate Bolivia :
| 3.08 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Bolivia :
| republic .
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| Population Bolivia :
| 8,724,156 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Bolivia :
| 1,098,580 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Bolivia :
| 600,100 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Bolivia :
| 1,401,500 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Bolivia :
| 591.
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| Sex ratio total Bolivia :
| 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Bolivia ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Bolivia ratio 15 64 :
| 0.96 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Bolivia ratio 65 :
| 0.81 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Bolivia :
| $50 million (2003) |
| HIV Bolivia :
| 0.1% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Bolivia :
| 70% (1999 est.) |
| Literacy Bolivia :
| 87,20% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Bolivia :
| 1,30% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Bolivia :
| 32% (1999) |
| Inflation Bolivia :
| 3.3% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Bolivia :
| 11,70% |
| Internet Users Bolivia :
| 270,000 (2002) |
| Location Bolivia :
| Central South America, southwest of Brazil |
| Geographic Coordinates Bolivia :
| 17 00 S, 65 00 W |
| Religion Bolivia :
| Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) |
| Administrative region Bolivia :
| 9 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Beni, La Paz, Oruro, Pando, Potosi, Santa Cruz, Tarija |
| Terrain Bolivia :
| rugged Andes Mountains with a highland plateau (Altiplano), hills, lowland plains of the Amazon Basin |
| Elevation extremes lowest Bolivia :
| Rio Paraguay 90 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Bolivia :
| Nevado Sajama 6,542 m |
| Natural resources Bolivia :
| tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower |
| Land use arable land Bolivia :
| 2,67% |
| Land use permanentcrops Bolivia :
| 0,19% |
| Irrigated land Bolivia :
| 1,280 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Bolivia :
| flooding in the northeast (March-April) |
| Environment current issues Bolivia :
| the clearing of land for agricultural purposes and the international demand for tropical timber are contributing to deforestation; soil erosion from overgrazing and poor cultivation methods (including slash-and-burn agriculture); desertification; loss of biodiversity; industrial pollution of water supplies used for drinking and irrigation |
| Geography note Bolivia :
| landlocked; shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake (elevation 3,805 m), with Peru |
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Divisions
Chuquisaca
Cochabamba
Beni
La Paz
Oruro
Pando
Potosi
Santa Cruz
Tarija
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