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Comparative area: |
Slightly less than three
times the size of Montana |
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Climate: |
Varies with altitude:
humid and tropical to cold and semiarid |
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Terrain: |
Rugged Andes mountains
with a highland plateau, hills, lowland plains of the Amazon Basin |
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Natural hazards: |
Flooding in the northeast
during March and April |
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Government type: |
Republic |
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Capital: |
La Paz |
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Currency: |
Boliviano |
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Language: |
Spanish, Quechua, Aymara |
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Religion: |
Roman Catholic,
Protestant |
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Population: |
8,300,463 (July
2001 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
59 deaths/1000 live
births (2001 est.) |
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Life expectancy: |
64 years (2001
est.) |
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HIV/AIDS-adult prevalence
rate: |
0.1% (1999 est.) |
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Literacy rate: |
Male: 90%
Female: 76% (1995 est.) |
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Percent of population
below poverty line: |
70% (1999 est.) |
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Number of telephone
lines: |
327,600 (1996) |
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Number of televisions: |
900,000 (l997) |
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Number of internet
users: |
35,000 (2000) |
