Capital: Sucre (official); La Paz (actual).
Official Languages: Spanish, Aymara, and Quechua.
Official Name: Republica de Bolivia (Republic of Bolivia).
Area: 424,165 sq. mi. (1,098,581 sq. km). Greatest
distances--north-south, 900 mi. (1,448 km); east-west, 800 mi.
(1,287 km).
Elevation: Highest--Nevado Sajama, 21,463 ft. (6,542 m) above sea
level. Lowest--300 ft. (90 m) above sea level, near Fortaleza.
Population: Estimated 1996 population--8,256,000; density, 19 persons
per sq. mi. (8 per sq. km); distribution, 54 percent urban, 46
percent rural. 1992 census--6,420,792. Estimated 2001
population--9,231,000.
Chief Products: Agriculture--coca, sugar, potatoes, corn, rice,
wheat, coffee, cotton. Forest products--timber, rubber.
Manufacturing and processing--refined tin, processed foods,
textiles. Mining--tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, lead,
antimony, tungsten, copper, silver, gold.
Money: Basic unit--Boliviano. For its price in U.S. dollars, see
MONEY (Table: Exchange Rates).
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