| 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% |
|
