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Bolivia Capital: La Paz (adminstrative capital) Population: 8,989,046 The Geography of Bolivia Total Size: 1,098,580 square km Size Comparison: slightly less than three times the size of Montana Geographical Coordinates: 17 00 S, 65 00 W World Region: South America General Terrain: rugged Andes Mountains with a highland plateau (Altiplano), hills, lowland plains of the Amazon Basin Geographical Low Point: Rio Paraguay 90 m Geographical High Point: Nevado Sajama 6,542 m Climate: varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid The People of Bolivia Type of Government: republic Languages Spoken: Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official) Independence: 6 August 1825 (from Spain) National Holiday: Independence Day, 6 August (1825) Nationality: Bolivian(s) Religions: Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5% Economy of Bolivia Major Industries: mining, smelting, petroleum, food and beverages, tobacco, handicrafts, clothing Agricultural Products: soybeans, coffee, coca, cotton, corn, sugarcane, rice, potatoes; timber Natural Resources: tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower Major Exports: natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin Major Imports: petroleum products, plastics, paper, aircraft and aircraft parts, prepared foods, automobiles, insecticides, soybeans Currency: boliviano (BOB) National GDP: $25,950,000,000 Total Export Revenue: $2,371,000,000 Brief History of Bolivia: Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and countercoups. Democratic civilian rule was established in 1982, but leaders have faced difficult problems of deep-seated poverty, social unrest, and illegal drug production. In December 2005, Bolivians elected Movement Toward Socialism leader Evo MORALES president - by the widest margin of any leader since the restoration of civilian rule in 1982 - after he ran on a promise to change the country's traditional political class and empower the nation's poor majority. However, since taking office, his controversial strategies have exacerbated racial and economic tensions between the Amerindian populations of the Andean west and the non-indigenous communities of the eastern lowlands. Back to Geography Home Page

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