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Country
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Bolivia |
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Leader
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President: Joyce Banda
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President: Evo Morales
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Population
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16,777,547
| 10,461,053
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Life Expectancy
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52.780 years
| 68.220 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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| Lilongwe (population: 646,750) | Santa Cruz de la Sierra (population: 1,364,390) |
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Human Development Index
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0.457
| 0.723
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| GDP per capita |
| $5,000 US
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Literacy Rate
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62.7%
| 86.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.8
| 3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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13%
| 14.6%
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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 in practice
| Abolished except for special circumstances
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Political System
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multiparty democracy
| republic
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Independence date
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| 6 August 1825 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
| Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
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| Languages |
Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census)
| Spanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% (2001 census)
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| Exports |
| natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin
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| External Debt |
| $4,200,000,000 US
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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 |
| 0.900%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
| Central South America, southwest of Brazil
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| Area |
118,484 km sq
| 1,098,581 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
| varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
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