Capital:La Paz
Population:8,857,870
Area:1,098,580 sq km
Climate:varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
Languages:Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official)
Currency:boliviano (BOB)
Government:republic
Religions:Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
