Bolivia and Geography

Bolivia, a country full of surprises with a wide biodiversity and charming landscape of pure nature and people in different regions.
The country extends from the eternal snows of the Andes down to the huge and imposing Andean Altiplano, and even down through the valleys and the Yungas toward the broad plains spread from the Amazon basin to the Chaco in the central area.
It is located between 9º 40' 07'' and 22º 54' 12'' of South latitude, 57º 25' 05''and 60º 38' 23'' West longitude, bounded on its Northern and eastern borders with Brazil, West with Peru, and Chile and South with Argentina and Paraguay.



Useful Information

Official name: Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia since 2010
Area: 1.098,581 Km2.
Capital: Sucre
Site if government: La Paz
Administrative structure: 9 Departments with Governors.
Politic System: Democratic
Population: 10.000,000 inhabitants
Density: 9 inhabitants per sq. Km.
Currency: Boliviano (Bs)
Exchange rate: 7.05 (January 2011)
Official language: Spanish
Other local languages: Quechua, Aymara, Guaraní  (There are 36 Ethnic Groups)
Religion: Country with freedom of cults, most of the population practices Roman Catholicism.

USEFUL INFORMATION

Local time: GMT -4 hours
Temperature: (Annual average in 6º C in La Paz, Potosí and Oruro Capital cities) 23º C Cochabamba, Tarija and Sucre
30º C Santa Cruz, Beni and Pando
Electricity: 220 volts, 50 cycles (Hz)
Airport taxes: Bs.15.00 national flights and $us. 25.00 international flights
Communications: Telephone and internet service in Bolivia operates 24 hours a day.