World Context: Bolivia

Source and mapping status

This page maps the site registry entry “Bolivia” to the supplied dataset entity “Bolivia.” Mapping status: exact-name. The source is a frozen 2025 snapshot; dates embedded in individual fields remain controlling.

• Source entity count: 1.
• Selected public fields present: 18.
• Independent corroboration in this page: none.

Place and environment

Location: Central South America, southwest of Brazil Area: total : 1,098,581 sq km; land: 1,083,301 sq km; water: 15,280 sq km Climate: varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid Terrain: rugged Andes Mountains with a highland plateau (Altiplano), hills, lowland plains of the Amazon Basin Natural hazards: flooding in the northeast (March to April); volcanism: volcanic activity in Andes Mountains on the border with Chile; historically active volcanoes in this region are Irruputuncu (5,163 m), which last erupted in 1995, and the Olca-Paruma volcanic complex (5,762 m to 5,167 m) Environmental issues: deforestation from agricultural clearing and international demand for timber; soil erosion from overgrazing and poor cultivation methods (including slash-and-burn agriculture); desertification; loss of biodiversity; industrial pollution of water supplies used for drinking and irrigation

Population, settlement, and language context

Population: total: 12,436,103 (2025 est.); male: 6,257,914; female: 6,178,189 Population distribution: a high-altitude plain in the west between two cordillera of the Andes, known as the Altiplano, is the focal area for most of the population; a dense settlement pattern is also found in and around the city of Santa Cruz, located on the eastern side of the Andes Urbanization: urban population: 71.2% of total population (2023); rate of urbanization: 1.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) Languages: Spanish (official) 68.1%, Quechua (official) 17.2%, Aymara (official) 10.5%, Guarani (official) 0.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.1%; note - Spanish and all Indigenous languages are official (2012 est.)

Public and legal context

Capital: name: La Paz (administrative capital); Sucre (constitutional [legislative and judicial] capital); geographic coordinates: 16 30 S, 68 09 W; time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time); etymology: La Paz is a shortening of the original name of the city, Pueblo Nuevo de Nuestra Señora de La Paz (New Town of Our Lady of Peace ); Sucre is named after Antonio José de SUCRE (1795-1830), the second president of Bolivia; note: at approximately 3,630 m above sea level, La Paz's elevation makes it the highest capital city in the world Government type: presidential republic Legal system: civil law system with influences from Roman, Spanish, canon (religious), French, and ethnic groups' pre-colonial law

Economy and connectivity context

Economic overview: 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 Industries: mining, smelting, electricity, petroleum, food and beverages, handicrafts, clothing, jewelry Electricity access: electrification - total population: 99.9% (2022 est.); electrification - urban areas: 100%; electrification - rural areas: 95.6% Internet users: percent of population: 70% (2023 est.) Airports: 201 (2025)

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