Area: 1.098.870 Km²
Population: 8.300.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 7,5 pop/Km²

System of government: Presidential Republic
Capital: La Paz (1.250.000 pop.) administrative capital and seat of government, Sucre (90.000 pop.) legal capital
Major cities: Santa Cruz de la Sierra 850.000 pop., Cochabamba 405.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Amerindian 55%, Mestizo 30%, White 15%
Border countries: Peru and Chile WEST, Argentina SOUTH, Paraguay SOUTH-EAST, Brazil EAST and NORTH

Principal mountains: Nevado del Illimani 6682 m
Principal rivers: Rio Mamoré 1800 Km (with Rio Grande), Rio Beni 1000 Km
Principal lakes: Lake Titicaca 8300 Km² (total, with peruvian part), Lago de Poopó 2530 Km²
Principal islands: -
Climate: Tropical - continental

Language: Spanish, Quechua, Aymará (all officials)
Religion: Catholic 95%
Currency: Boliviano (BOB)

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