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GENERAL INFORMATION OF BOLIVIA
| Area: | 1.098.581 sq. kilometres- 425.807 sq. miles |
| Habitants: | 9.000.000 approximately |
| Government: | Democratic |
| Climate: | Cool on the high lands, mild in the valleys and warm on the low lands |
| Time zones: | Bolivia is 4 hours behind GMT and it is not subscribed to daylight savings time. |
| Main exports: | Soybeans, natural gas, zinc, gold, silver, lead, tin, antimony, wood, sugar, agricultural products. |
| Monetary Unit: | 1 boliviano=100 cents, As of August 2010 US$ 1=7.07, Euro 1=8.9 |
| Money exchange: | US$ dollars are a widely accepted payment option throughout Bolivia. Euros may be changed in Money Exchanges. Traveller's checks in US$ are accepted, but at a 10-15% lower rate. ATM access is available at all major cities. |
| Languages: | Spanish, Aymara, Quechua and Guarani. |
| Religion: | No official religion in Bolivia, but freedom of worship and spiritual beliefs are constitutionally guaranteed. Most of Bolivians follow Catholicism and Pantheist ancestral religions. |
| Capital: | Sucre (constitutional), La Paz (administrative) |
| Electricity: | 110 and 220 volts, 50 cycless |
| Photography: | Most popular films are 35 mm. Agfa shops download digital films to CD´s. |