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Republic of Bolivia
National name: República de Bolivia
President: Hugo Banzer Suárez (1997)
Area: 424,162 sq. mi. (1,098,580 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 7,982,850 (average annual rate of natural increase: 2.11%); birth rate: 30.7/1,000; infant mortality rate: 62.0/1000; density per sq. mi.: 19
Historic and judicial capital (1997 est.): Sucre, 131,800
Administrative capital and largest city (1997 est.): La Paz, 713,400
Other large cities (1997 est.): Santa Cruz, 697,000; Cochabamba, 407,800; El Alto, 405,500; Oruro, 184,000
Monetary unit: Boliviano
Languages: Spanish (official), Quechua, Aymara, Guarani
Ethnicity/race: Quechua 30%, Aymara 25%, mestizo (mixed European and Indian ancestry) 25%–30%, European 5%–15%
Religion: Roman Catholic, 85%
Literacy rate: 82%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $23.4 billion; $3,000 per capita. Real growth rate: 4.4%. Inflation: 4.4%. Unemployment: 11.4% (1997). Arable land: 2%. Agriculture: soybeans, coffee, coca, cotton, corn, sugarcane, rice, potatoes; timber. Industry: mining, smelting, petroleum, food and beverages, tobacco, handicrafts, clothing. Labor force: 2.5 million; agriculture: n.a.; services and utilities: n.a.; manufacturing, mining, and construction: n.a. Natural resources: tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber. Exports: $1.1 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.): metals 34%, natural gas 9.4%, soybeans 8.4%, jewelry 11%, wood 6.9%. Imports: $1.7 billion (c.i.f., 1998): capital goods 48%, chemicals 11%, petroleum 5%, food 5% (1993 est.). Major trading partners: U.S., U.K., Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Japan, Brazil, Chile.
