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Bolivia

17.0S 65.0W · 27 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
PROCLAMATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOLIVIA · 6 AUGUST 1825
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1982 - present · Democracy and the Indigenous-Majority Era
7 EVENTS
1985 CE · Hyperinflation and stabilisation 2 REFS
1 Oct 2018 · World Court rejects the maritime claim 3 REFS
1935 - 1982 · The National Revolution and Military Rule
5 EVENTS
April 1952 · The National Revolution 2 REFS
1952-1953 · Tin nationalised, suffrage and land reform 2 REFS
1825 - 1935 · Lost Wars, the Sea, and the Tin Republic
4 EVENTS
1879-1883 · War of the Pacific 2 REFS
1904 CE · Treaty confirms the loss of the coast 3 REFS
1780 - 1825 · The Revolt of Tupac Katari and Independence
4 EVENTS
1781 CE · Tupac Katari besieges La Paz 2 REFS
1809 CE · Uprisings at Chuquisaca and La Paz 2 REFS
1532 - 1780 · Conquest, the Silver of Potosi, and Charcas
4 EVENTS
1538-1559 · Spanish conquest of Charcas 2 REFS
1545 CE · Silver discovered at Cerro Rico 2 REFS
c. 500 - 1532 CE · Tiwanaku, the Aymara, and the Inca
3 EVENTS
c. 500-900 CE · Tiwanaku reaches its apogee 2 REFS
c. 12th-15th century · The Aymara lordships 1 REF
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Quick facts · atlas reference
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
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Economy

GDP
$65 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$5,148’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
-1.6%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
19.5%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
47.0%’24 WB-WDI

Society

Population
13 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
68.7 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
71.6%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
2.5’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
96.7%’24 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
49.2’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
56.6’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
39.5’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
35.1’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
35.1’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
27.7’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
6.9%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
1.28’21 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
15.7’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
67.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
96.7%’24 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
7.5%’24 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
93.7%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
90.5%’24 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.1%’21 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
63’21 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
79.7%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
98’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
8.8%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
1,083,300 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
46.3%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
35.8%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
2.3’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
12.8%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
9.5%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
1.3%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
5.9%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.4%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
96.6%’24 WB-WDI
Zinc (mined)
500 kt’25 USGS-MCS

Military

Military burden
1.4%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$655 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
71,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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