Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)
Languages
Spanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% (2001 census)
Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language); note - less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages
Exports
natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin
transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos
External Debt
$5,491,000,000 $
$397,500,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar - 7.253 (2008 est.), 7.8616 (2007), 8.0159 (2006), 8.0661 (2005), 7.9363 (2004)
reals (BRL) per US dollar - 1.8644 (2008 est.), 1.85 (2007 est.), 2.1761 (2006), 2.4344 (2005), 2.9251 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.300%
1.700%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
15
Location
Central South America, southwest of Brazil
Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Area
1,098,581 km sq
8,514,877 km sq
Coastline
0 km
7,491 km
Climate
varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
