| One of only two land-locked countries in
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| | Independence did not bring peace or
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| South America, Bolivia is a mountainous
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| | stability to Bolivia. The country was
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| country. Here is an overview of the
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| | rife with corruption and coups by various
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| country
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| | factions. This weakness led to disastrous
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| An Overview of Bolivia
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| | results during the late 1800s when Chile
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| The official name of Bolivia is the
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| | annexed the entire area of coastline held
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| Republic of Bolivia. Bolivia covers an
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| | by Bolivia on the Pacific Ocean. Bolivia
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| area of 425,000 square miles, a
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| | has never recovered the land in question
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| surprisingly large country. The capital
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| | and has suffered economically for it.
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| is La Paz, which has a population of just
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| | The people of Bolivia are known as
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| over 800,000 people. Santa Cruz is the
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| | Bolivians. The total population for the
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| largest city by population with over 1.4
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| | country is 8.973 million as of the last
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| million residents.
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| | census in 2004. Growth rate is a strong
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| The terrain of Bolivia is one of high
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| | 2.7 percent per year, meaning an
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| mountains and plains with some elevations
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| | additional 230,000 people may have been
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| so high as to result in altitude
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| | added from 2004 to 2005.
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| sickness. La Paz, in fact, is located at
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| | The ethnic breakdown of Bolivians is 62
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| an elevation of nearly 12,000 feet above
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| | percent indigenous and 38 percent
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| sea level. This makes the highest capital
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| | European and mixed race. The people
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| city in the world. The climate varies
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| | primarily adhere to the Roman Catholic
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| from arid in the high elevations to
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| | faith, but a small Protestant group of
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| tropical in lower locations.
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| | adherents is present. The official
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| Historically, Bolivia was considered to
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| | language is Spanish, with Quechua, Aymara
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| be part of Peru during the reign of the
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| | and Guarani indigenous languages also
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| colonial Spanish. When Spain was weekend
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| | used. The literacy rate is 85 percent.
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| through wars with the French,
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| | Life expectancy figures are currently
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| independence was sought by many of their
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| | unknown.
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| colonies. In 1809, the country known
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| | Bolivia is a country that seems to sway
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| today as Bolivia declared independence,
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| | between chaos and moves towards
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| naming itself after a general of the same
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| | stability. The future of the country is
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| name. It took another 16 years to
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| | hard to predict as there appears to be no
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| actually gain autonomy from the Spanish.
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| | steadying influence in the region.
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