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Capital: Sucre is the constitutional capital and La Paz is the administrative capital - the seat of the government.

President: Current president is Evo Morales. Presidents serve a single five-year term. Last election was held on December 18, 2005 and the next is to be held in 2010.

Flag:

The flag of Bolivia consists of red, yellow, green with the coat of arms centered on the yellow band.

Currency: boliviano is the official currency in Bolivia.

Population: Population of Bolivia is 9,119,152 (July 2007 est.)

Ethnic composition Bolivia's ethnic composition is 55% predominantly indigenous, such as Quechua and Aymara. The rest is 30% mestizo, 12% European descendant and 3% other.

Languages Spoken: Spanish is the predominant language spoken in Bolivia. Indigenous languages such as Quechua or Aymara is also spoken in small mountain villages.

Life Expectancy: 64 years male and 69 years female.

Literacy Percent: 87%

Predominant Religion: Roman Catholic

Climate: The climate varies with altitude. Humid and tropical to cold and semi-arid is present. Click Here for more detail on the climate.

Size: Bolivia is the sixth largest country in Latin America. The country has an area of 1,098,581 square kilometers (424,164 square miles). The country consists of 40% rainforest, 25% grass lands, 20% desert, 11% mountainous, 2% agricultural land, and 2% water.

Pando (Cobija) La Paz (La Paz) Oruro (Oruro) Potosi (Potosí) Beni (Trinidad) Cochabamba (Cochabamba) Chuquisaca (Sucre) Tarija (Tarija) Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

Parks: Bolivia has 37 parks that cover roughly 17% of Bolivia's land mass. A few of the biggest national parks are Noel Kempff and Amboro National Park.

Agriculture - products: soybeans, coffee, coca, cotton, corn, sugarcane, rice, potatoes; timber

Electric Voltage: 110 and 220 volts, AC50Hz; flat two-pin plugs

Measurements & Weights: Metric

Time: Bolivia Standard Time is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-4)

International telephone code: +591

Internet country code: .bo

GDP (purchasing power parity): $39.78 billion (2007 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP): $4,400 (2007 est.)

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