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    Introduction


    Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1982, but leaders have faced difficult problems of deep-seated poverty, social unrest, and drug production. Current goals include attracting foreign investment, strengthening the educational system, resolving disputes with coca growers over Bolivia's counterdrug efforts, and waging an anticorruption campaign.


    Location


    Central South America, southwest of Brazil


    Geographic coordinates


    17 00 S, 65 00 W


    Area


    total: 1,098,580 sq km water: 14,190 sq km land: 1,084,390 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly less than three times the size of Montana


    Land boundaries


    total: 6,743 km border countries: Argentina 832 km, Brazil 3,400 km, Chile 861 km, Paraguay 750 km, Peru 900 km


    Coastline


    0 km (landlocked)


    Maritime claims


    none (landlocked)


    Climate


    varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid


    Terrain


    rugged Andes Mountains with a highland plateau (Altiplano), hills, lowland plains of the Amazon Basin


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Rio Paraguay 90 m highest point: Nevado Sajama 6,542 m


    Natural resources


    tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower


    Land use


    arable land: 1.73% permanent crops: 0.21% other: 98.06% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    1,280 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    flooding in the northeast (March-April)


    Environment - current issues


    the clearing of land for agricultural purposes and the international demand for tropical timber are contributing to deforestation; soil erosion from overgrazing and poor cultivation methods (including slash-and-burn agriculture); desertification; loss of biodiversity; industrial pollution of water supplies used for drinking and irrigation


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection


    Geography - note


    landlocked; shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake (elevation 3,805 m), with Peru


    Population


    8,724,156 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    La Paz (seat of government); Sucre (legal capital and seat of judiciary)


    Phone Code


    +591


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