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)