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Facts
Official
name: |
Republic
of Bolivia
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Chief
of State: |
President Jorge Fernando
QUIROGA Ramirez (since 7 August 2001) |
Head
of Government: |
President Jorge Fernando
QUIROGA Ramirez (since 7 August 2001) |
Independence: |
6 August 1825 (from Spain) |
National
Holiday |
Independence Day, 6
August (1825) |
| Religion |
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical
Methodist) |
| Literacy |
83.1% |
| Government
Type: |
Republic |
Area: |
1,098,580 sq km |
| Population:
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8,445,134 (July 2002
est.) |
Capital: |
La Paz (seat of government);
Sucre (legal capital and seat of judiciary) |
Official
language: |
Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
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| Currency:
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boliviano (BOB) |
| Exchange
rate: |
bolivianos per US
dollar - 6.8613 (January 2002) |
Industries: |
mining, smelting,
petroleum, food and beverages, tobacco, handicrafts, clothing
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Natural Resources: |
tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten,
antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower |
| GDP
per capita: |
$2,600 (2001 est.)
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| GDP
real growth: |
0 % (2001 est.) |
| Unemployment: |
7.6% (2000)
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| Inflation: |
2% (2001 est.) |
Foreign
debt: |
$5.8 billion (2001 est.)
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Economic
Aid Recipient: |
$588 million (1997) |
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