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GeographyLocation: Central South America, southwest of Brazil
Area: Land boundaries: total 6,743 km, Argentina 832 km, Brazil 3,400 km, Chile 861 km, Paraguay 750 km, Peru 900 km Coastline: 0 km
PeoplePopulation: 7,896,254 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.25% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 31.61 births/1,000 population Death rate: 8.12 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -1.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 70.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 4.1 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Quechua 30%, Aymara 25%, mestizo (mixed European and Indian ancestry) 25%-30%, European 5%-15% Religions: Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) Languages: Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1992)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: La Paz (seat of government); Sucre (legal capital and seat of judiciary) Independence: 6 August 1825 (from Spain) Constitution: 2 February 1967
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $18.3 billion National product real growth rate: 4.2% National product per capita: $2,370 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 8.5% Unemployment rate: 6.2%
Electricity:
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| The volunteer staff of the 1996 Olympic Games totaled 50,152. They worked an estimated 850,000 shifts. |