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Bolivia

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Capital:	Sucre is the constitutional capital and seat of the judiciary. La Paz is the seat of government.
Area size:	1084380 sq. km Slightly larger than Scandinavia
Time zone:	GMT +4
Currency:	Boliviano
Area code:	(+) 591
Driving:	Right
Climate description:	Humid and tropical in the northern and eastern lowlands to cool and cold in the Andes mountains above 3,500 meters; rainfalls between November and March.

People

Standard of living

Economy & aid

Health

Disasters, conflict & migration

Language
The official languages are Spanish, Quechua and Aymara. Guarani is also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2007	9.4 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	9.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	9.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	9.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	8.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	8.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	8.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	8.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
13.2 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2006)

Ethnic groups
More than half of the population are Quechua and Aymara. Some 25 percent are of mixed Spanish and indigenous descent.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Mainly Catholic (95 percent), with syncretism in indigenous communities. There are Protestant and Jewish minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	65.2 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	64.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	64.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	63.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	63.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	62.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	62.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	61.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1938 1952
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
No data available (2005)

Percentage of population under 15

2005	38.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	38.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	38.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	39 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	39.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	39.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Average life expectancy

2005	64.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	64.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	64.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	63.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	63.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	62.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	62.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	62.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	62.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	61.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	61.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	60.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	66.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	66.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	66.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	65.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	65.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	64.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2006	50 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	52 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	54 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	53 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	56 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	60 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	62 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2006	61 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	65 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	69 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	66 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	71 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	80 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	67 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	67 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	65 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	69 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	59 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	59 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	290 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	420 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	117	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	115	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	113	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	114	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	114	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	114	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2006	8 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	8 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	8 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	10 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	10 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	10 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population

2002-2004 average	23 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	23 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2004	85 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	85 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	83 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2004	46 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	45 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	70 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	86.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	86.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	86.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	86.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	85.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	93.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	92.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	93.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	92.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	92.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	80.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	80.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	80.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	79.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	79.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2006	70 per 1,000 people	International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2007
2005	70 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	69 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	69 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	68 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	62 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	61 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Cellular telephone subscribers

2006	264 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2005	264 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	200 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	145 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	118 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	92 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	70 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Internet users

2006	62 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2005	52 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	44 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	35 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	31 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	21 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	14 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 179=most corrupt)

2007	105 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	105 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	107 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	122 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	106 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	89 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	84 (joint)	Transparency International
2000	71 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	23.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	23.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	14.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1990-2002	14.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2001	14.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2005	1010 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	960 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	920 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	930 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	960 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	1000 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country�s exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2005	9.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	8.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	8.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	7.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	8.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	8.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

Annual GDP growth

2005	4.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	3.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	2.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	2.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	1.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	2.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

Annual inflation

2005	4.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	7.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	6.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	2.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	1.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	5.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
0.3 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
47.2 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians

2000-2004	122 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	122 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	76 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	130 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2005	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2006
2003	0.1 percent	UNAIDS 2006

Malaria
Risk from P.vivax throughout the year below 2500m in the departments of Beni, Pando, Santa Cruz, Tarija and in the provinces of Lacareja, Rurenabaque and North and South Yungas in La Paz Department. Lower risk in Cochabamba and Chuquisaca. P.falciparum malaria occurs in Beni and Pando. P. falciparum resistance to chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine reported.
Source: WHO

TB cases

2006	198 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2005	204 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2004	209 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2003	215 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2002	221 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2001	227 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2000	233 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here

2006	374	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	269	UNHCR
2004	285	UNHCR
2003	264	UNHCR
2002	219	UNHCR
2001	156	UNHCR
2000	175	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2006	567	UNHCR
2005	535	UNHCR
2004	524	UNHCR
2003	527	UNHCR
2002	350	UNHCR
2001	347	UNHCR
2000	351	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	2	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	1.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	1.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	6.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	6.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	6.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	6.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	5.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	4.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	4.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	4.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	3.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	4.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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