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Area > Comparative
slightly less than three times the size of Montana |
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Area > Land
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1,084,390 sq km |
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[27th of 238]
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Area > Total
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1,098,580 sq km |
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[34th of 250]
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Capital city with population
Sucre - 131,800; La Paz (Administrative capital) - 713,400 |
Climate
varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid |
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Forested Land
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48.9% |
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[38th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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17 00 S, 65 00 W |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Argentina 832 km, Brazil 3,423 km, Chile 860 km, Paraguay 750 km, Peru 1,075 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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2.78% |
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[175th of 258]
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Largest city
La Paz |
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Largest city population
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1,250,000 |
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[73rd of 174]
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Largest city with population
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La Paz - 713,400 |
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Location
Central South America, southwest of Brazil |
Map references
South America |
Natural hazards
flooding in the northeast (March-April) |
Natural resources
tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower |
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Population density
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7.36 people per sqkm |
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[212nd of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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8.47 people/m²
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[188th of 204]
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Surface area > sq. km
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1,098,580 km²
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[27th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Nevado Sajama |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Bolivia, Republic of Bolivia, Republica de Bolivia
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