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Country
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Bolivia | 
Paraguay |
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Leader
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President: Evo Morales
|
President: Federico Franco
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Population
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10,290,003
| 6,541,591
|
|
Life Expectancy
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67.900 years
| 76.400 years
|
|
Capital City
|
La Paz (administrative capital)
| Asuncion
|
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Largest city
|
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra (population: 1,364,390) | Asuncion (population: 1,482,200) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.723
| 0.752
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| GDP per capita |
$4,900 US
| $5,500 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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86.7%
| 94%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
3
| 2.4
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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14.6%
| 13.6%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
5.500%
| 6.600%
|
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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
| constitutional republic
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Independence date
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6 August 1825 (from Spain)
| 14 May 1811 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
| Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census)
|
| Languages |
Spanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% (2001 census)
| Spanish (official), Guarani (official)
|
| Exports |
natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin
| soybeans, feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, electricity, wood, leather
|
| External Debt |
$5,491,000,000 $
| $5,330,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar - 7.253 (2008 est.), 7.8616 (2007), 8.0159 (2006), 8.0661 (2005), 7.9363 (2004)
| guarani (PYG) per US dollar - 4,337.7 (2008 est.), 5,031 (2007), 5,672.8 (2006), 6,178 (2005), 5,974.6 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.300%
| 1.000%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Central South America, southwest of Brazil
| Central South America, northeast of Argentina
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| Area |
1,098,581 km sq
| 406,752 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
| subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west
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