Chile defeated peru and bolivia to win its present northern regions. Bolivia also lost the state of acre known for its production of rubber when brazil persuaded the state of acre to secede from bolivia in 1903 see the treaty of petropolis. Bolivia the world factbook central intelligence agency. Central intelligence agency the world factbook bolivia. From the left, the countries lining the baltic on the south are denmark, germany, poland, russia kaliningrad, lithuania, latvia, estonia, and russia. It is located in the rugged andes mountain with highland plateau and lowland plains of the amazon basin. Bolivia bosnia and herzegovina, bosnia and herzegovina. Here are the most interesting facts about bolivia we picked up on our journey through its wilds. Bolivia military strength 2020 2020 world military. Sandwiched between the andes mountain chains is the altiplano a high plateau, where almost half the population lives.
Bolivia maintains an embassy in the united states at 3014 massachusetts ave. An interim government is preparing new elections for 2020. Bolivia is a resource rich country with strong growth attributed to captive markets for natural gas exports to brazil and argentina. Logistics values derived from the cia world factbook. Nov 19, 2019 bolivia is also one of the world s largest producers of coca, the raw material for cocaine. In december 2005, bolivians elected movement toward socialism leader evo morales president by the widest margin of any leader since the restoration of. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1982, but leaders have faced difficult problems of deepseated poverty, social unrest, and drug.
Bolivia shares control of lago titicaca, the worlds highest lake navigable to large vessels, lying at 12,500 feet above sea level. Factbook photos obtained from a variety of sources are in the public domain and are free. An increase in the world price of silver brought bolivia a measure of relative prosperity and political stability in the late 1800s. Some bolivians emigrate to argentina or chile, searching for work and higher wages. Our updated bolivia facts for kids share fun facts about the south american country. A croperadication programme, though easing the flow of conditional us aid, has incensed many of bolivia. A selection of the most interesting facts about bolivia we picked up during our visit. Landlocked nations are penalized for the lack of a standing merchant marine force. Democratic civilian rule was established in 1982, but leaders have faced difficult problems of deepseated poverty, social unrest, and illegal drug production. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of bolivia economy 2015 information contained here. After a series of elected governments, the threeyearold marxist government of salvador. Bolivia is home to two of the highest cities in the world. Mestizo mixed white and amerindian ancestry 68%, indigenous 20%, white 5%, cholochola 2%, black 1%, other 1%, unspecified 3%.
Bolivia, however, claims part of lake titicaca, which is the worlds highest navigable lake at 3805 m 12483 ft. International rankings of bolivia is a list of relative objective measurements for generally subjective qualities such as political corruption or ease of doing business. Bolivia is a landlocked country in south america, bordering brazil, paraguay, argentina, chile and peru. The economy of bolivia is the 95thlargest economy in the world in nominal terms and the. It was historically known as the open directory project odp. There has been a recent, rapid growth of stateowned media, including a network of community radios. Bolivia, however, claims part of lake titicaca, which is the world s highest navigable lake at 3805 m 12483 ft. Democratic civilian rule was established in 1982, but leaders have faced difficult problems of deepseated. This is a list of entities and changes in the world factbook. Bolivia cia world factbook the best country factbook. Infoplease has everything you need to know about bolivia. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about bolivias geography, history, government, economy, population, culture, religion and languages.
Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in the 1980s, but leaders have faced difficult problems of deepseated poverty, social unrest, and. Bolivia has one of the highest degrees of income inequality in the world. Bolivia facts for kids geography, attractions, people. List of entities and changes in the world factbook wikipedia. Please pray with us for world visions work in south america colombia, ecuador, peru, bolivia, chile, and brazil. The project gutenberg ebook of the 2007 cia world factbook, by united states this.
No claims are made regarding the accuracy of bolivia economy 2020 information contained here. Bhutan bolivia bosnia and herzegovina botswana bouvet island brazil. Public education is of poor quality, and educational opportunities are among the most unevenly distributed in latin america, with girls and indigenous and rural children less. This is a snapshot of the cia world fact book as it existed on 26 march 2005.
Relations with bolivia united states department of. A croperadication programme, though easing the flow of. The information regarding bolivia on this page is republished from the 2009 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Financials values partly derived from the cia world factbook. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of bolivia 2015 information contained here.
The west half of the country is dominated by the huge andes mountains, with steep slopes and snowcapped peaks. While many of these countries are still recovering from years of internal violence and political instability, each faces unique challenges today. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of bolivia economy 2018 information contained here. The scandinavian countries, norway and sweden, and finland to the north of the sea, are still blanketed in snow. For complementary data world data on education spanish. If thats not enough, click over to our collection of world maps and flags. Before we went to bolivia, my entire education on the country came from this scene from the 1969 film butch cassidy and the sundance kid although our arrival in the country wasnt quite as displeasing as robert redfords, bolivia did prove one of the more challenging countries weve visited. In the 1880s, the chilean central government gained control over the central and southern regions inhabited by the mapuche. All this material is in the public domain, so you may freely copy, edit and quote it in homework, projects, essays and other publications.
All suggestions for corrections of any errors about bolivia economy 2015 should be addressed to the cia. It is the same sort of size as mauritania bolivia is a landlocked nation, which means every border of bolivia is a border with another country, and so it does not have a sea. Country profile on education made available through the database of the international bureau of education. There are regular border disputes over access to lake titicaca with peru, which also claims territory. In the war of the pacific 187983, chile defeated peru and bolivia to win its present northern regions. Bolivia is also one of the worlds largest producers of coca, the raw material for cocaine. Cia world fact book all values, unless otherwise stated, are in us dollars. Bolivia simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. There the andes reach their greatest breadth and complexity. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Bolivia has a large number of radio and tv stations broadcasting with private media outlets dominating. The rivers of bolivia belong to three major systemsthe amazon tributaries in the northwest, north, and northeast, the pilcomayoparaguay system in the south and southeast, and an isolated, inlanddraining system centring on lakes titicaca and poopo on the altiplano in the west. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1982, but leaders have faced. Cia world fact book, 2004bolivia wikisource, the free. Public education is of poor quality, and educational opportunities are among the most unevenly distributed in latin america, with girls and indigenous and rural children less likely to be literate or to complete primary school. Bolivia shares control of lago titicaca, the world s highest lake navigable to large vessels, lying at 12,500 feet above sea level. Here you will find the latest information, sourced from the cia world factbook and other public domain references around the internet. Although chile declared its independence in 1810, it did not achieve decisive victory over the spanish until 1818. However, the country remains one of the least developed countries in latin america because of stateoriented policies that deter investment. Bolivia, named after independence fighter simon bolivar, broke away from spanish rule in 1825. The system in bolivia is dominated by two great parallel ranges.
This means that bolivia is the worlds 28thlargest country after ethiopia. Bolivias mountainous western region, which is one of the highest inhabited areas in the world, constitutes an important economic and political centre. Wikipedia about bolivia history, politics, geography, economy and demographics of bolivia. This is the seventh and most recent edition of the profile, which provides a national report on the. The world factbook countrylocation locator map modal. The name bolivia comes from the venezuelan military and political leader simon bolivar who led venezuela, ecuador, bolivia, peru and colombia to independence from spain in 1825. One of the two inland countries of south america, bolivia is shut in from the pacific in the w by chile and peru. Although only onethird of its territory lies in the andes mountains, most of the nations largest cities are located there, and for centuries the highlands have attracted the nations largest amount of mining, commercial, and business investment. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about bolivia 2015 should be addressed to the cia. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of bolivia 2009 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about bolivia 2009 should be addressed to the cia. The information regarding bolivia on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence.
Based on 20 the world factbook estimates, bolivia is ranked 161st in life expectancy with a number of 68. List of books and articles about bolivian history online. Central south america, southwest of brazil population. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about bolivia economy 2018 should be addressed to the cia. Bolivias income inequality is the highest in latin america and one of the highest in the world. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of bolivia 2020 information contained here.
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