| Named after the independence and freedom | | | | Boliviano is the currency of the country. |
| fighter Simon Bolivar, Bolivia is the sixth | | | | |
| largest country in Latin America that gained | | | | Geography: It is spread over an area of |
| independence from Spanish colonial rule in | | | | 424,164 square miles. The country has become |
| 1825. Mentioned below are some basic facts | | | | a landlocked nation since 1879. The Andes run |
| about the country. | | | | in two parallel ranges, one on the western |
| | | | region and one on the eastern region. |
| Demographics: Bolivia has an estimated | | | | Geographically, the country is divided into |
| population of approximately 9 million people. | | | | three distinct regions. These include |
| A majority of this population is Amerindians | | | | highlands, mountains and Altiplano on the |
| and the rest include Europeans, Whites and | | | | west coast, Yungas and temperate valleys on |
| people belonging to other ethnic origins. | | | | the eastern mountain slopes, and tropical |
| Europeans in the country include Spanish, | | | | lowlands or plains. An interesting |
| Italians, Croatians, Germans, Russians and | | | | geographical wonder in the country is the |
| Polish. It is also one of the least developed | | | | Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt |
| countries in the world with two-thirds of the | | | | flats, that lies on the southwest corner of |
| population living below the poverty level. | | | | the country. The entire country is divided |
| Majority of Bolivians are Roman Catholics. | | | | into nine departments that are further |
| However, people of other religions such as | | | | divided into provinces, municipalities and |
| Protestants and Muslims are also present. | | | | cantons. |
| Spanish is the official language of the | | | | |
| country. Other languages followed in the | | | | Economy: This country is rich in natural |
| country include Quechua and Aymara. Almost 87 | | | | resources. It has the second largest natural |
| percent of Bolivians are literate. La Paz is | | | | gas reserves in South America. 70 percent of |
| the administrative capital of the country | | | | world's iron and magnesium reserves are |
| while Sucre is its constitutional capital. | | | | present here. |