Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
Languages
Spanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% (2001 census)
French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
Exports
natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin
cotton, livestock, gold
External Debt
$5,491,000,000 $
$2,335,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar - 7.253 (2008 est.), 7.8616 (2007), 8.0159 (2006), 8.0661 (2005), 7.9363 (2004)
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar 438.77 (2008 est.), 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004) note: since 1 January 1999, the XOF franc has been pegged to the euro at a rate of 655.957 XOF francs per euro
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.300%
1.200%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Central South America, southwest of Brazil
Western Africa, north of Ghana
Area
1,098,581 km sq
274,200 km sq
Coastline
0 km
0 km
Climate
varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
