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location:
central south america. southwest of brazil
geographic coordinates:
17 00 s. 65 00 w
map references:
south america
area:
total: 1.098.580 sq km land: 1.084.390 sq km water: 14.190 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly less than three times the size of montana
land boundaries:
total: 6.743 km border countries: argentina 832 km. brazil 3.400 km. chile 861 km. paraguay 750 km. peru 900 km
coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
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
elevation extremes:
lowest point: rio paraguay 90 m highest point: nevado sajama 6.542 m
natural resources:
tin. natural gas. petroleum. zinc. tungsten. antimony. silver. iron. lead. gold. timber. hydropower
land use:
arable land: 2.67% permanent crops: 0.19% other: 97.14% (2001)
irrigated land:
1.280 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
flooding in the northeast (march-april)
environment - current 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
environment - international agreements:
party to: biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. endangered species. hazardous wastes. law of the sea. marine dumping. ozone layer protection. ship pollution. tropical timber 83. tropical timber 94. wetlands signed. but not ratified: environmental modification. marine life conservation. ozone layer protection
geography - note:
landlocked; shares control of lago titicaca. world's highest navigable lake (elevation 3.805 m). with peru
population:
8.857.870 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 35.7% (male 1.613.049/female 1.551.023) 15-64 years: 59.8% (male 2.591.328/female 2.701.892) 65 years and over: 4.5% (male 178.486/female 222.092) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 21.47 years male: 20.79 years female: 22.17 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
1.49% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
23.76 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
7.64 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
-1.27 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 53.11 deaths/1.000 live births male: 56.7 deaths/1.000 live births female: 49.33 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 65.5 years male: 62.89 years female: 68.25 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
2.94 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
4.900 (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
less than 500 (2003 est.)
nationality:
noun: bolivian(s) adjective: bolivian
ethnic groups:
quechua 30%. mestizo (mixed white and amerindian ancestry) 30%. aymara 25%. white 15%
religions:
roman catholic 95%. protestant (evangelical methodist) 5%
languages:
spanish (official). quechua (official). aymara (official)
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.2% male: 93.1% female: 81.6% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: republic of bolivia conventional short form: bolivia local long form: republica de bolivia local short form: bolivia
government type:
republic
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