| One of only two land-locked countries in
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| | rife with corruption and coups by various
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| South America, Bolivia is a mountainous
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| | factions. This weakness led to disastrous
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| country. Here is an overview of the
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| | results during the late 1800s when Chile
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| countryThe official name of Bolivia is
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| | annexed the entire area of coastline held
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| the Republic of Bolivia. Bolivia covers
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| | by Bolivia on the Pacific Ocean. Bolivia
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| an 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.The
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| is La Paz, which has a population of just
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| | people of Bolivia are known as Bolivians.
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| over 800,000 people. Santa Cruz is the
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| | The total population for the country is
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| largest city by population with over 1.4
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| | 8.973 million as of the last census in
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| million residents.The terrain of Bolivia
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| | 2004. Growth rate is a strong 2.7 percent
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| is one of high mountains and plains with
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| | per year, meaning an additional 230,000
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| some elevations so high as to result in
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| | people may have been added from 2004 to
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| altitude sickness. La Paz, in fact, is
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| | 2005.The ethnic breakdown of Bolivians is
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| located at an elevation of nearly 12,000
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| | 62 percent indigenous and 38 percent
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| feet above sea level. This makes the
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| | European and mixed race. The people
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| highest capital city in the world. The
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| | primarily adhere to the Roman Catholic
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| climate varies from arid in the high
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| | faith, but a small Protestant group of
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| elevations to tropical in lower
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| | adherents is present. The official
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| locations.Historically, Bolivia was
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| | language is Spanish, with Quechua, Aymara
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| considered to be part of Peru during the
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| | and Guarani indigenous languages also
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| reign of the colonial Spanish. When Spain
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| | used. The literacy rate is 85 percent.
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| was weekend 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.Bolivia is a country that seems
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| colonies. In 1809, the country known
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| | to sway between chaos and moves towards
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| today as Bolivia declared independence,
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| | stability. The future of the country is
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| naming itself after a general of the same
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| | hard to predict as there appears to be no
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| name. It took another 16 years to
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| | steadying influence in the region.Richard
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| actually gain autonomy from the
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| | Monk is with - a site with facts about
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| Spanish.Independence did not bring peace
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| | everything. Visit us to read more about
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| or stability to Bolivia. The country was
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| | Bolivia.
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