  | Country (long form)
Republic of Bolivia | Capital
La Paz (seat of government); Sucre (legal capital and seat of judiciary) | Total Area
424,164.11 sq mi
1,098,580.00 sq km
(slightly less than three times the size of Montana) | Population
8,152,620 (July 2000 est.) | Estimated Population in 2050
13,772,819 | Languages
Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official) | Literacy
83.1% total, 90.5% male, 76% female (1995 est.) | Religions
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) | Life Expectancy
61.19 male, 66.34 female (2000 est.) | Government Type
Republic | Currency
1 boliviano ($B) = 100 centavos | GDP (per capita)
$3,000 (1999 est.) | Labor Force (by occupation)
agriculture N/A%, industry N/A%, services N/A% | Industry
mining, smelting, petroleum, food and beverages, tobacco, handicrafts, clothing | Agriculture
soybeans, coffee, coca, cotton, corn, sugarcane, rice, potatoes; timber | Arable Land
2% | Exports
soybeans, natural gas, zinc, gold, wood | Imports
capital goods, raw materials and semi-manufactures, chemicals, petroleum, food | Natural Resources
tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower | Current Environmental Issues
the clearing of land for agricultural purposes and the international demand for tropical timber are contributing to deforestation; soil erosion from overgrazing and poor cultivation methods (including slash-and-burn agriculture); desertification; loss of biodiversity; industrial pollution of water supplies used for drinking and irrigation | Telephones (main lines in use)
368,874 (1996) | Telephones (mobile cellular)
7,229 (1995) | Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
5 (1999) | | (U.S. Government sources) | |
