Tag: Bolivia

Bolivia – key data Area: 1,098,581 km² (land: 1,083,301 km², water: 15,280 km²) Population: 10.1 million residents (July 2011, CIA) Population density: 9.2 people per km² Population growth: 1.694% per year (2011, CIA) Capital: Sucre (232,670 residents, 2006) Seat of government: La Paz (877,363 residents, 2008) Highest point: Nevado Sajama, 6,542 m Lowest point: Rio […]

According to ehistorylib, in 2005, Bolivia had a population of 9 million people, with the majority of the population being mixed-race or mestizo (59.7%), followed by indigenous (30.8%), white (5.6%) and Afro-Bolivian (2.9%). The economy of Bolivia was largely based on natural resources such as gas, oil, zinc and silver. The country was one of […]