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Bolivia
Plurinational State of Bolivia
Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia
Political Status: Independent republic proclaimed 1825; civilian government reestablished in October 1982 after virtually constant military rule since September 1969; present constitution promulgated on February 7, 2009.
Area: 424,162 sq. mi. (1,098,581 sq. km).
Population: 11,353,142 (2018E—World Bank); 11,639,909 (2020E—U.S. Census).
Major Urban Centers (2018E—World Population Review): LA PAZ (administrative capital, 812,799), Sucre (judicial capital, 224,838), Santa Cruz (1,364, 389), Cochabamba (900, 414).
Official Languages: Spanish, Aymará, Quechua (Aymará and Quechua were adopted as official languages in 1977).
Monetary Unit: Boliviano (market rate September 30, 2020: 6.83 bolivianos = $1US).
President: Jeanine ÁÑEZ Chávez (Social Democratic Movement); appointed acting president by the legislature on November 12, 2019, following the resignation of Juan Evo MORALES Ayma (Movement to Socialism) on November 10, who had been elected ...