Bolivia Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Republic of Bolivia Capital La Paz (seat of government); Sucre (country capital and seat of judiciary) Area 1,098,581 sq km 424,164 sq mi PEOPLE Population Population growth Population growth rate 9,247,816 (2008 estimate) 1.38 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 11,369,857 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 13,772,819 (2050 estimate) Population density 8.5 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 22 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 64 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 36 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Santa Cruz 1,538,343 (2008 estimate) La Paz 839,905 (2008 estimate) El Alto 896,773 (2008 estimate) Cochabamba 603,342 (2008 estimate) Oruro 232,246 (2008 estimate) Ethnic groups Quechua 30 percent Mestizo 30 percent Aymara 25 percent European 15 percent Languages Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official) Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 88 percent Protestant (largely Evangelical Methodist) 6 percent Baha'i 3 percent Nonreligious 1 percent O ther 2 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 66.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 69.3 years (2008 estimate) Male 63.9 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 49 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 1,364 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 1,000 people (2003) Literacy rate Total 88.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 83.1 percent (2005 estimate) Male 93.8 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 6.5 percent (2002-2003) 8 years (2002-2003) 24 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Republic Voting qualifications Universal and compulsory for married citizens at age 18; universal and compulsory for single citizens at age 21 Constitution 2 February 1967; amended in 1971, 1981, 1994, 1997 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 31,500 (2004) 1.7 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $11.2 billion (2006) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $1,193.30 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 14 percent (2006) I ndustry 34.2 percent (2006) Services 51.9 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 4,284,954 (2006) 5 percent (2000) I ndustry 28 percent (2000) Services 67 percent (2000) Unemployment rate 5.5 percent (2002) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $2,657 million (2006) Total expenditure $2,741 million (2006) Monetary unit 1 boliviano (B), consisting of 100 centavos Major trade partners for exports Brazil, Switzerland, United States, Venezuela, Colombia Major trade partners for imports Brazil, Argentina, United States, Chile, Japan ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 43.41 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 54.24 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources Number of radios per 1,000 people 0 percent (2003 estimate) 2.35 percent (2003 estimate) 675 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 70 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 122 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 8.4 (2003) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 55 (1996) Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people 49 (2004) Paved road as a share of total roads 7 percent (2004) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
