Location: South America
Official name: Plurinational State of Bolivia
Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1825 / 1938
Capital city: La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial)
Population: 10 million / 24 people per sq mile (9 people per sq km)
Total land area: 424,162 square miles (1,098,580 square km)
Language(s) spoken: Aymara (official language), Quechua (official language), Spanish (official language)
Main religions: Roman Catholic 93%, Other 7%
Ethnic mix: Quechua 37%, Aymara 32%, Mixed race 13%, European 10%, Other 8%
Government type: Presidential system
Currency: Boliviano = 100 centavos
Literacy rate: 91%
Calorie consumption (daily per person): 2093 kilocalories
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