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Photos of Bolivia

Begun in 1835, the Catedral Metropolitana Nuestra Senora de La Paz (Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace or Metropolitan Cathedral) in La Paz, Bolivia, was built in the neo-classical style and was not completed until 1987.

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Geography

Area

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Area - comparative

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People and Society

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Age structure

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2024 population pyramid

Median age

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Population growth rate

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Birth rate

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Death rate

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Net migration rate

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Maternal mortality ratio

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Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Tobacco use

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Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

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Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 147

Labor force

comparison ranking: 69

Unemployment rate

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Public debt

comparison ranking: 105

Current account balance

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Exports

comparison ranking: 109

Imports

comparison ranking: 111

Debt - external

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Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

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Heliports

comparison ranking: 118

Merchant marine

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Military and Security

Space

Terrorism

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