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Location: Central South America, southwest of Brazil
Population: 7.9 million (1995 estimate)
Capital: La Paz (seat of government); Sucre (legal capital and seat of judiciary)
Comparative area: Slightly less than three times the size of Montana
Religions: Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist)
Landscape: Rugged Andes Mountains with a highland plateau (Altiplano), hills, lowland plains of the Amazon basin; shares with Peru control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake
Recognized by International Olympic Committee: 1936 |
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