| Map
showing location of Bolivia: |
 |
| Capital: |
Sucre
(official, legal capital and seat of the judiciary), La Paz
(administrative, seat of government) |
| Population: |
9.4
million (2006) |
| Size: |
1,098,580
sq km |
| Languages: |
Spanish,
Quechua and Aymara, all official |
| Currency: |
1
boliviano = 100 centavos |
| Average
life expectancy: |
Overall, 64.4 years. Male
62.3 years, Female 66.5 years (2006) |
| Number
of doctors: |
122
physicians per 100,000 people (2006) |
| Literacy: |
Overall, 86.7%. Male
93.1%, Female 80.7% (2006) |
| Population
without access to safe water: |
15%
population without sustainable access to improved water sources
(2006) |
| Number
of internet users: |
52 per 1000 people (2006) |
| |
| Statistical
sources: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2006; UNICEF The State of the World's Children 2006; UNDP Human Development Index 2006 |
