 Bolivia
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
17 00 S, 65 00 W |
| Area |
total: 1,098,580 sq km land: 1,084,390 sq km water: 14,190 sq km |
| Climate |
varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid |
| Terrain |
rugged Andes Mountains with a highland plateau (Altiplano), hills, lowland plains of the Amazon Basin |
| Population |
9,119,152 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official) |
| Imports |
petroleum products, plastics, paper, aircraft and aircraft parts, prepared foods, automobiles, insecticides, soybeans |
| Exports |
natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin |
| Hazards |
flooding in the northeast (March-April) |
| Resources |
tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower |
| Geography |
landlocked; shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake (elevation 3,805 m), with Peru |
| Nationality |
noun: Bolivian(s) adjective: Bolivian |
| Capital |
name: La Paz (administrative capital) geographic coordinates: 16 30 S, 68 09 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Sucre (constitutional capital) |
| Internet Country Code |
.bo |
| Internet Users |
480,000 (2005) |
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