1. By: Humberto Lopez, Malcolm Lamirault
Bolivia
By: Humberto Lopez, Malcolm Lamirault

2. Basic Geography Capital: La PAZ
Other important cities: Trinidad, Santa Cruz, Cobija, Oruro
Important Landforms: Lago Titicaca, world’s highest navigable lake, The Andes, the world’s largest mountain range
Size of Bolivia: Total: 1,098,580 sq. km.
Climate: Semiarid, humid
Borderline Countries: Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay
Natural resources: Tin, Natural gas, Petroleum, Gold, Iron, Lead, Silver

4. Demographics and Economy
Population: 9,775,246
Death Rate:7.35/1,000
population Area: 1 098 580 km²/424 052 sq mi
Currency Name: 1 Boliviano (BOB) = 100 centavos
GDP: $22.33 billion, Bolivia’s exchange rate: $18.94 billion, United States’ GDP: $14.29 trillion
Bolivia’s constitution: "Social Unitarian State"
Bolivia’s leadership: Gualberto Villarroel López, Néstor Guillén Olmos, Tomás Monje Gutiérrez
Exchange rate: bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar (2008 est.), (2007), (2006), (2005), (2004

5. Government and leadership
Important events: The war of the pacific( ), the construction of the panama canal ( , )
President: President Juan Evo MORALES Ayma (since 22 January 2006)
Government: Republic

6. Society
Languages: Quecha, Aymara, Tupi Guaraní, Plautdietsch and Spanish.
Religions: Catholic 77.99%, Protestant 19.46%
Food: In the highlands, the primary staple is the potato. Others foods, oca, quina, barley, and legumes, cassava, peanuts, bananas, fish, poultry and beef.
Customs: The most elaborate and hearty meals with abundant fresh vegetables and beef, chicken, or pork, are eaten at ceremonial occasions. Baptism, marriage and death. On souls day, meals are prepared for the recently deceased and those who are ill.
Dating and marriage customs: Men usually marry at 20 to 25 and women marry at 19 to 23. Bolivian people don’t marry until they have acquired some financial security. A church wedding often follows the legal civil ceremony after, there is a reception and dance. Children live with parents until married or after marriage. Mostly wealthy couples have one or two children. Poorer Families are tradinally larger. The father makes most family decisions, the mother is in charge of households affairs. Women work outside of home 37.7% of the time.

7. President Juan Evo MORALES Ayma