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Country
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Bolivia |
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Leader
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President: Evo Morales
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President: Jose Eduardo dos Santos
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Population
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10,290,003
| 18,056,072
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Life Expectancy
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67.900 years
| 54.590 years
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Capital City
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La Paz (administrative capital)
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Largest city
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| Santa Cruz de la Sierra (population: 1,364,390) | Luanda (population: 2,776,170) |
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Human Development Index
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0.723
| 0.484
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| GDP per capita |
$4,900 US
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Literacy Rate
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86.7%
| 67.4%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3
| 1.9
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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14.6%
| 37.3%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
5.500%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished except for special circumstances
| Abolished
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Political System
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republic
| republic; multiparty presidential regime
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Independence date
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6 August 1825 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
| indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
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| Languages |
Spanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% (2001 census)
| Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
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| Exports |
natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin
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| External Debt |
$5,491,000,000 $
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| Exchange Rate |
bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar - 7.253 (2008 est.), 7.8616 (2007), 8.0159 (2006), 8.0661 (2005), 7.9363 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.300%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Central South America, southwest of Brazil
| Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| Area |
1,098,581 km sq
| 1,246,700 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 1,600 km
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| Climate |
varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
| semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
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