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 | Republic of Bolivia
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| Location: |
Central South America, southwest of Brazil |
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| Area: |
1,098,580 sq km
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| Climate: |
varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid |
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| Terrain: |
rugged Andes Mountains with a highland plateau (Altiplano), hills, lowland plains of the Amazon Basin |
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| Population: |
8,152,620 (July 2000 est.)
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) |
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| Languages: |
Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official) |
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| Capital: |
La Paz (seat of government); Sucre (legal capital and seat of judiciary) |
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