| Population :
| 8,724,156 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 36,40%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 1 619 950.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 1 557 883.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 59,10%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 2 522 086.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 2 631 944.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 4,50%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 175 193.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 217 100.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 21.1 years .
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| Median age male :
| 20.4 years .
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| Median age female :
| 21.8 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 1.56% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 24.65 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 7.77 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| -1.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 0.96 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.81 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 58.23 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 50.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 65.14 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 62.54 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 67.86 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 3.08 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| 0.1% (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| 4,900 (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| less than 500 (2003 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Bolivian(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Bolivian .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Quechua 30%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry) 30%, Aymara 25%, white 15% .
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| Religions :
| Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) .
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| Languages :
| Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official) .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 87,20%.
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| Literacy male :
| 93,10%.
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| Literacy female :
| 81.6% (2003 est.) .
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| Government type :
| republic .
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| Independence :
| 6 August 1825 (from Spain) .
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| National holiday :
| Independence Day, 6 August (1825) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age, universal and compulsory (married); 21 years of age, universal and compulsory (single) .
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| Economy overview :
| Bolivia, long one of the poorest and least developed Latin American countries, made considerable progress in the 1990s toward the development of a market-oriented economy. Successes under President SANCHEZ DE LOZADA (1993-97) included the signing of a fre.
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| Population below poverty line :
| 70% (1999 est.) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA .
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| Agriculture products :
| soybeans, coffee, coca, cotton, corn, sugarcane, rice, potatoes; timber .
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| Industries :
| mining, smelting, petroleum, food and beverages, tobacco, handicrafts, clothing .
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| Exports commodities :
| soybeans, natural gas, zinc, gold, wood (2000) .
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| Exports partners :
| Brazil 26.4%, Switzerland 16.3%, Venezuela 12.2%, Colombia 11.3%, US 10.9%, Peru 4.8% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Independence Day, 6 August (1825) .
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| Imports partners :
| Independence Day, 6 August (1825) .
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| Internet users :
| 270,000 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| Bolivianos el hado propicio
coronó nuestros votos y anhelo
es ya libre, ya libre este suelo,
ya cesó su servil condición.
Al estruendo marcial que ayer fuera
y al clamor de la guerra horroroso,
siguen hoy en contraste armonioso
dulces himnos de paz y de unión.
(répéter les deux dernières lignes)
REFRAIN :
De la Patria, el alto nombre
en glorioso esplendor conservemos
y en sus aras de nuevo juremos
¡ morir antes que esclavos vivir !
(répéter trois fois)
Loor eterno a los bravos guerreros,
cuyo heroíco valor y firmeza,
conquistaron las glorias que empieza
hoy Bolivia feliz a gozar.
Que sus nombres el mármol y el bronce
a remotas edades transmitan
y en sonoros cantares repitan :
¡ Libertad, Libertad, Libertad !
(répéter les deux dernières lignes)
(REFRAIN)
Esta tierra inocente y hermosa,
que a debido a Bolívar su nombre,
es la patria feliz donde el hombre
goza el bien de la dicha y la paz.
Que los hijos del grande Bolívar
han ya mil y mil veces jurado :
morir antes que ver humillado
de la Patria el augusto pendón.
(répéter les deux dernières lignes)
(REFRAIN)
Paroles : José Ignacio de Sanjinés.
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