Bolivia

Republic of Bolivia

Latin America

Geography

Area: 1,099,000 sq km

Landlocked Andean state. High plateau in southwest, tropical lowlands in north and east. One of only two landlocked republics in the Americas.

Population: 10,030,832    Annual Growth: 1.78%

Capital: La Paz (administrative); Sucre (legal)

Urbanites: 66.5%

HDI Rank: 113 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Official language: Spanish; Aymara; Quechua    Languages: 41 All languages