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Bolivia

Full country name: Republic of Bolivia
Area: 1,098,580 sq km (428,446 sq mi)
Population: 8,328,700
Capital city: La Paz (pop 2,406,377) and Sucre (pop 132,000)
People: 30% Quechua Indian, 25% mestizo, 30% Aymará Indian,
approx 15% European (principally Spanish)
Language: Spanish but most Indians speak either Quechua or Aymará;
composite dialects of Spanish-Aymará and Spanish-Quechua are also
widely spoken
Religion: 95% Roman Catholic, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist)
Government: Democracy
President: Jorge Quiroga Ramírez
GDP: US$24.2 billion
GDP per head: US$3000
Annual growth: 3%
Inflation: 2.1%
Major industries: Agriculture, narcotics, smelting, petroleum,
food and beverages, tobacco, handicrafts, clothing, tin mining, natural
gas
Major trading partners: USA, Brazil, Japan
More info on Bolivia:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bl.html
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/south_america/bolivia/

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