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Bolivia

Plurinational State of Bolivia
Quick facts
Capital
Sucre
Population
11 m
Area
1,098,581 km²
Region
South America
Languages
Aymara, Guaraní, Quechua
Currency
Bolivian boliviano (Bs.)
Demonym
Bolivian
UN member
Yes
How Bolivia compares
Economy size$55 B
86th of 178 worldwide · 9th of 12 in South America
Income per person$4,421
108th of 178 worldwide · 11th of 12 in South America
Life expectancy68.7 yrs
130th of 179 worldwide · 12th of 12 in South America
Internet access79.7%
95th of 179 worldwide · 9th of 12 in South America
Military spending$655 M
93rd of 163 worldwide · 8th of 11 in South America
Highlights
GDP
$55 B

Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.

GDP per capita
$4,421

GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.

Population
12 m

Total resident population, mid-year estimate.

Life expectancy
68.7 yrs

Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.

R&D spending
0.1%

Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.

Researchers (per million)
63

Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.

Land area
1,083,300 km²

Total land area, excluding inland water bodies.

Forest area
46.3%

Share of land area under forest cover.

Resource rents
9.5%

Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.

Oil rents
1.3%

Value of crude oil production minus extraction cost, as a share of GDP.

Military burden
1.4%

Military expenditure as a share of GDP.

Defense spending
$655 M

Total military expenditure at current prices.

The history journey

From Tiwanaku on the shores of Lake Titicaca and the Inca highlands to the silver mountain of Potosi that bankrolled an empire, the revolt of Tupac Katari, independence in 1825 named for Simon Bolivar, the loss of the sea to Chile, the National Revolution of 1952, and the indigenous-majority politics of the Morales era and after.

Pilot a cinematic, sourced journey through its eras — moment by moment.