Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. Its geography varies from the peaks of the Andes in the West, to the Eastern Lowlands, situated within the Amazon basin. The country’s population, estimated at 11 million, is multiethnic, including Amerindians, Mestizos, Europeans, Asians and Africans. Spanish is the official and predominant language, although 36 indigenous languages also have official status.
About Bolivia in brief
Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. Its geography varies from the peaks of the Andes in the West, to the Eastern Lowlands, situated within the Amazon basin. With 1,098,581 km2 of area, Bolivia is the fifth largest country in South America, after Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Colombia. The country’s population, estimated at 11 million, is multiethnic, including Amerindians, Mestizos, Europeans, Asians and Africans. Spanish is the official and predominant language, although 36 indigenous languages also have official status, of which the most commonly spoken are Guarani, Aymara and Quechua languages. Bolivia is named after Simón Bolívar, a Venezuelan leader in the Spanish American wars of independence. The constitutional capital is Sucre, while the seat of government and executive capital is La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales, a mostly flat region in the east of the country. Bolivia remained relatively politically stable until 1971, when Hugo Banzer led a CIA-supported coup d’état which replaced the socialist government of Juan José Torres with a military dictatorship headed by Banzer. Banzer was ousted in 1978 and later returned as the democratically elected president of Bolivia from 1997 to 2001. Modern Bolivia is a charter member of the UN, IMF, NAM, OAS, ACTO, Bank of the South, ALBA, and USAN.
It is a developing country, with a high ranking in the Human Development Index. Its main economic activities include agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, and manufacturing goods such as textiles, clothing, refined metals, and refined petroleum. The region had been occupied for over 2,500 years by the Inca Empire, but is now known as the Bolivian region. In 2009, a new constitution changed the country’s official name to \”Plurinational State of Bolivia\” in recognition of the multi-ethnic-ethnic nature of Bolivia. The name was approved by the Republic on October 3, 2009, then known as Bolivia, Bolivia was then known for over a decade as Bolívara. The current name of Bolivia was approved on October 1825, Bolivia, Bolivar, Bolivia and was then called Bolivi, Bolivia. It has been known as Bolivia for over 30 years. It remains the second poorest country inSouth America, though they have slashed poverty rates and are the fastest growing economy in the South America. Bolivia is very rich in minerals, including tin, silver, lithium, and copper. It was the site of the first call for independence in 1809, and 16 years of war followed before the establishment of the Republic, named for Simónbolívar. In August 2012, Bolivia declared independence from Spain as a brand new wholly independent state, with local support from Bolivians.
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