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Bolivia

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Motto : God, Honour, Homeland.

Bolivia

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Nb

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-4

EDM code : Etudiants Du Monde / Students of the World.
ITU code : International Communication Union.
FIPS code (FIPS 10-4) : intended for general use throughout the US Government.
ISO codes : International Organization for Standardization.

National Anthem

Bolivians, a favourable destiny
Has crowned our vows and longings ;
This land is free,
Your servile state has ended.
The martial turmoil of yesterday
And the horrible clamour of war
Are followed today, in harmonious contrast,
By sweet hymns of peace and unity.

(repeat previous two lines)

CHORUS

We have kept the lofty name of our country
In glorious splendour,
And on its altars we once more swear
To die, rather than live as slaves.

(repeat three times)

This innocent and beautiful land,
Which owes its name to Bolivar,
Is the happy homeland where men
Enjoy the benefits of good fortune and peace.
For the sons of the great Bolivar
Have sworn, thousands upon thousands of times,
To die rather than see the country's
Majestic flag humiliated.

(repeat previous two lines)

CHORUS

Eternal praise to the brave warriors
Whose heroic valour and firmness
Conquered the glories that now
A happy Bolivia begins to enjoy !
Let their names, in marble and in bronze,
Transmit to remote ages
And in resounding song repeat the call :
Freedom ! Freedom ! Freedom !

(repeat previous two lines)

CHORUS

Lyrics: José Ignacio de Sanjinés

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in Spanish :
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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.

(repeat previous two lines)

CHORUS :

De la Patria, el alto nombre
en glorioso esplendor conservemos
y en sus aras de nuevo juremos 
¡ morir antes que esclavos vivir !

(repeat three times)

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 !

(repeat previous two lines)

(CHORUS)

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.

(repeat previous two lines)

(CHORUS)

Bolivia - Physical geography

			Area :	1 100 000 Km2
			Water :	1.3 %
			Lands under cultivation :	2 %
			Wild pasture lands :	24 %
			Forests :	48 %

	Min. Height : 90 m (Rio Paraguay)
	Max. Height : 6542 m (Nevado Sajama)

Bolivia - Climate

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Temperatures °C (degrees Celsius) in La Paz

Rainfall (mm) in La Paz
(Average values for each month)

Bolivia - People
Nationality : Bolivian
Main language(s) : Spanish (55%), Kechua (34%), Aymara (25%)

2002

2005

Population (2005) :

9 185 000 people

2002

2005

Density :

8.4 people / Km2

Fertility rate :

3.72 children / woman

Life expectancy :

65 years

Urban population :

64 %


	Main cities :
	1 100 000 people		La Paz
	915 000 people		Santa Cruz
	521 000 people		Cochabamba
	203 000 people		Oruro
	176 000 people		Trinidad
	164 000 people		Sucre (capital)
	123 000 people		Potosi

Bolivia - Economy

	Currency :	Boliviano (BOB) = 100 Centavos
	Rate of exchange (Sept.2004) :	1 Euro = 9.65 Bolivianos (BOB)
	GDP (Gross Domestic Product), 2002 :	8.07 billion dollars
	GDP per capita, 2002 :	879 dollars
	GNP (Gross National Product), 2005 :	9.27 billion dollars
	GNP per capita, 2005 :	1009 dollars

Bolivia - Miscellaneous information

MAIN NATURAL RESOURCES (world rank 2002) :

- Coca leaves (1)
- Chestnuts (5)
- Soya (10)
- Cocoa (21)
- Sugar cane (26)
- Coffee (30)

- Sheeps (28)
- Oxen

- Tin (4)
- Silver (11)
- Zinc (12)
- Gold (27)
- Deposits of gas (27)

OTHER RESOURCES & PRODUCTS :

- Textiles

RECORDS :

- The largest lake in South America = Titicaca (8200 Km2 - height=3811 m). See also Bolivia and Peru.
- The highest village in the world = Chacaltaya (5 130 m).

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