Department

Name: Bolivia
Capital: La Paz (seat of government); Sucre(legal capital and seat of judiciary)
Area: total: 1,098,580 km2 water: 14,190 km2 land: 1,084,390 km2
Population: 8,989,046 (July 2006 est.)
Language: Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official)
Currency: Boliviano (BOB)
Calling Code: +591
Internet TLD: .bo
Time Zone: UTC-4

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Description: Bolivia is a beautiful, geographically diverse, multiethnic, and democratic, country in the heart of South America. It is surrounded by Brazil to the northeast, Peru to the northwest, Chile to the southwest, Argentina and Paraguay to the south. It shares with Peru control of Lake Titicaca (Lago Titicaca), the world's highest navigable lake (elevation 3,805 m).

Sometimes referred to as the Tibet of the Americas, Bolivia is one of the most "remote" countries in the western hemisphere; except for the navigable Paraguay River stretching to the distant Atlantic, Bolivia and Paraguay are the only two landlocked nations in the Americas. It is also the most indigenous country in the Americas, with 60% of its population being of pure Native American ancestry.

Administrative divisions

Departments

* Chuquisaca
* Cochabamba
* Beni
* La Paz
* Oruro
* Pando
* Potosi
* Santa Cruz
* Tarija

Cities

* La Paz - Capital and seat of government.
* Sucre - Legal capital and seat of judiciary.
* Santa Cruz - The second-largest and most affluent, city.
* Cochabamba - The country's third-largest city, with a pleasant climate and the best food.
* Potosi - Once one of the wealthiest cities in the world due to its silver mines.
* Oruro - Famous for its carnival
* Tupiza - A small town in Bolivia close to the border with Argentina

Other destinations

* Samaipata - Ancient ruins 2 hours east of Santa Cruz
* Riberalta - An interesting town with a serious frontier-like feeling, set in the northern Bolivian jungle.
* Tiwanaku - Ancient ruins, a UNESCO world heritage site
* Uyuni - Starting point for trips to the spectacular Salar de Uyuni (the largest slat flats in the world) and the Laguna Colorado and Laguna Verde
* Copacabana- A small resort town on Lake Titicaca
* Coroico - Set in a jungle valley, and accessible via the World's Most Dangerous Road
* Rurrenabaque - A popular base for jungle and pampa trips.
* Madidi National Park - Located a few miles North of Apolo, is one of the world's most extensive biodiversity reserves. Its humid tropical climate has spawned one of Bolivia's richest woodlands.
* Chacaltaya - The world's highest ski resort 25 km from La Paz.
* Huayna Potosi - A very popular mountain about 30 km from La Paz.
* Sorata
* Villa Tunari - A town between Santa Cruz and Cochabamba known for the volunteer organisations Inti Wara Yassi and Angels of Hope.