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 | |  | | About Bolivia: |
 | Location: South America
Status: UN Country
Capital City: La Paz
Main Cities: Cochabamba, Oruro, Santa Cruz, Sucre (Judicial Capital)
Population: 7,888,000
Area: 1,098,580 km2
Currency: 1 Bolivian peso = 100 centavos
Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymará
Religions: Roman Catholic |
| More about Bolivia: an inland republic in central S America: original Aymará Indian population conquered by the Incas in the 13th century; colonized by Spain from 1538; became a republic in 1825; consists of low plains in the east, with ranges of the Andes rising to over 6400 m (21 000 ft.) and the Altiplano, a plateau averaging 3900 m (13 000 ft.) in the west; contains some of the world's highest inhabited regions; important producer of tin and other minerals. Official languages: Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara. Religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: boliviano. Capital: La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial). Pop.: 8 973 000 (2004 est.). Area: 1 098 580 sq. km (424 260 sq. miles) |
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