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Anniversary
September 6
Birthday's
Mike
March 15
Carol
February 20
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Key
facts about Bolivia:
Population: 8,152,620 (July
2000 est.)
Ethnic groups: Quechua 30%,
Aymara 25%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry) 30%, white 15%
Religions: Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant
(Evangelical Methodist)
Languages: Spanish (official), Quechua
(official), Aymara (official)
Area:
total: 1,098,580 sq km
land: 1,084,390 sq km
water: 14,190 sq km
Area - comparative: slightly less than three
times the size of Montana
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 |