Largest Cities |
City |
Population |
Estimated |
Santa Cruz |
1,141,800 |
2002 |
La Paz |
811,400 |
2002 |
Cochabamba |
797,000 |
2002 |
Key Data |
Region: |
South America |
Population: |
8,476,200 September 2002 |
Area Total: |
1,098,580 km2 |
Area Land: |
1,084,390 km2 |
Coast Line: |
0 km (Landlocked) km |
Capital: |
La Paz |
Climate: |
Varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold
and semiarid. |
Languages: |
Spanish (official)
Quechua (official)
Aymara (official) |
Currency: |
1 boliviano (B$) = 100 centavos |
Holiday: |
Independence Day, 6 August (1825) |
Average Daily Temperature |
Capital: |
La Paz |
January: |
9.9°C / 49.8°F |
July: |
6.9°C / 44.4°F |
Annual Rainfall: |
610.3mm / 24'' |
|
Ethnic Divisions
|
Mestizo |
30% |
Quechua |
30% |
Aymara |
25% |
White |
15% |
Religions |
Roman Catholic |
95% |
Protestant |
5% |
|