Bolivia: Introduction

Capital: La Paz (administrative), Sucre (constitutional, judicial)

Population

Total Population: 9,929,849

Annual Growth Rate: 1.6%

Density: 9 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 66.5%

Ethnic Origins: Quechua 30%, mestizo (mixed White and Amerindian ancestry) 30%, Aymara 25%, White 15%.

Official Language: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara

Other Languages Spoken: Guaraní, Plautdietsch, Guarayu, Ignaciano (major other languages). There are nearly 40 other languages spoken in the country.

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%.

Literacy Rate: 86.7%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In La Paz

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Boliviano (BOB)

Country Overview

Area: 1,098,580 km²

Type of State: Democratic Republic.

Type of Economy: Lower-middle-income economy.
One of the poorest countries in Latin America; very rich in natural gas reserves.

HDI*: 0.643/1

HDI (World Rank): 95/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

12°

Low: 10° | High: 22°

Humidity: 94% | Wind: 12 km/h
Sunrise: 6:07 am | Sunset: 7:00 pm

Sucre, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Bolivia, Dial 001
To Make a Call to Bolivia, Dial +591

Internet Suffix: . bo

Telephone Lines: 7.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 10.5 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 64% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Imports of Goods (million USD)	2,814	3,457	5,081	4,434	5,330
Exports of Goods (million USD)	3,875	4,458	6,527	4,918	6,240
Imports of Services (million USD)	808	883	996	993	1,050
Exports of Services (million USD)	462	484	482	498	518

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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