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Country Profile: Bolivia

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Region: South America

Capital: La Paz

Population: 11,639,909

Area Total: 1,098,580

Area Land: 1,084,390

Climate: Varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid.



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Country Overview

Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
La Paz 812,799 2020
Santa Cruz de la Sierra 1,364,389 2020
Sucre 224,838 2020

Other Key Data
Region: South America
Population: 11,639,909
Area Total: 1,098,580km2
Area Land: 1,084,390km2
Coast Line: 0km
Capital: La Paz
Climate: Varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid.
Languages: Spanish (official)
Quechua (official)
Aymara (official)
Currency: 1 boliviano (B$) = 100 centavos
Holiday: Independence Day is 6 August (1825)


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 66.10°F
July: °C / 57.10°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 33.6"


Boundaries
Brazil 3,400 km
Peru 900 km
Chile 861 km
Argentina 832 km
Paraguay 750 km


Ethnic Divisions
Mestizo 30.00%
Quechua 30.00%
Aymara 25.00%
White 15.00%


Religions
Roman Catholic 95.00%
Protestant 5.00%

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