Levels of extreme poverty in Bolivia have declined drastically in the last few years, coinciding with an increase in public investment. Jun 05, 2015
Government | South America | Bolivia
Bolivia has made more economic progress since President Evo Morales took office in 2006 than in all the preceding 180 years, and not just thanks to the... Jun 02, 2015
Industry & Trade | South America | Bolivia
Bolivia’s international reserves have been steadily increasing in the last few years, as has its GDP. May 15, 2015
Finance | South America | Bolivia
LOCATION:
Central South America, southwest of Brazil
AREA:
total: 1,098,581 sq km
CLIMATE:
varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
NATURAL RESOURCES:
tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower
LANGUAGES:
Spanish (official) 60.7%, Quechua (official) 21.2%, Aymara (official) 14.6%, foreign languages 2.4%, Guarani (official) 0.6%, other native languages 0.4%, none 0.1%
RELIGIONS:
Roman Catholic 76.8%, Evangelical and Pentecostal 8.1%, Protestant 7.9%, other 1.7%, none 5.5% (2012 est.)
POPULATION:
10,631,486 (July 2014 est.)
GOVERNMENT TYPE:
republic; note - the new constitution defines Bolivia as a "Social Unitarian State"
CAPITAL:
La Paz (administrative capital); Sucre (constitutional capital)
INDEPENDENCE:
6 August 1825 (from Spain)
GDP – compisition by sector:
agriculture: 13.1%
industry: 38.9%
services: 48% (2014 est.)
AGRICULTURE – products:
soybeans, quinoa, Brazil nuts, sugarcane, coffee, corn, rice, potatoes, coca
INDUSTRIES:
mining, smelting, petroleum, food and beverages, tobacco, handicrafts, clothing, jewelry
EXPORTS:
$12.34 billion (2014 est.)
$11.51 billion (2013 est.)
EXPORTS – commodities:
natural gas, mineral ores, gold, soybeans and soy products, tin
EXPORTS – partners:
Brazil 34%, Argentina 20%, US 10%, Colombia 5%, Peru 5% (2013)
IMPORTS:
$9.513 billion (2014 est.)
$9.347 billion (2013 est.)
IMPORTS – commodities:
machinery, petroleum products, vehicles, iron and steel, plastics
IMPORTS – Partners:
Brazil 17%, China 13%, US 13%, Argentina 11%, Peru 6%, Japan 5% (2013)
AIRPORTS:
855 (2013)
PIPELINES:
gas 5,457 km; liquid petroleum gas 51 km; oil 2,511 km; refined products 1,627 km (2013)
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