🌍 Geography
Location: Central South America, southwest of Brazil
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
1,098,581 km²
Land Area
1,083,301 km²
Water Area
15,280 km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
7,252 km
Coastline
N/A km
Bordering Countries
Argentina (942 km)
403 km; Chile (942 km)
212 km (N/A km)
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: rugged Andes Mountains with a highland plateau (Altiplano), hills, lowland plains of the Amazon Basin
Climate: varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
1,192m
Natural Resources
lithium, tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
12,311,974
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
1%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
26.6 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
17.6 per 1,000
Death Rate
6.6 per 1,000
Major Urban Areas
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: 97.8%, Female: 93.5%)
💼 Economy
resource-rich economy benefits during commodity booms; has bestowed juridical rights to Mother Earth, impacting extraction industries; increasing Chinese lithium mining trade relations; hard hit by COVID-19; increased fiscal spending amid poverty increases; rampant banking and finance corruption
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
$122.20 billion
GDP (Official Rate)
$49.67 billion
GDP per Capita (PPP)
$9,800
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
1.4%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
5.1%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
13.5%
Industry
24.2%
Services
51.1%
Major Industries
mining, smelting, electricity, petroleum, food and beverages, handicrafts, clothing, jewelry
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
presidential republic
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
Independence Day, 6 August (1825)
📈 Social Indicators
Physicians
1.28 per 1,000
Hospital Beds
1.4 per 1,000
Health Expenditure
8.2% of GDP
Education Expenditure
8.3% of GDP
🎨 Cultural Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
7
Notable Sites
- City of Potosi
- El Fuerte de Samaipata
- Historic Sucre
- Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos
- Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
- Tiahuanacu
- Qhapaq Ñ
- an/Andean Road System