Bolivia

Named after Simon Bolivar

Largest City: 

Santa Cruz

Vegetation and climate:

Humid tropical: Warm and rainy all year.
Steppe: Semiarid, hot summers with cooler winters.
Humid Subtropical: Hot, humid summers and mild humid winters; rain all year.
highland: Wide range of temperature and precipitation amounts, depending on elevation. 
Tropical Savanna: Warm all year, with rain and dry seasons.

Humid tropical: Rain forest.
Steppe: Grassland and a few trees.
Humid subtropical: Mixed forest.

Highland: Forest to tundra vegetation, depending on location and elevation.                                             Tropical savanna: Grassland with scattered trees.


Capital City: Sucre and La Paz

Big problems in Bolivia: 

Water privatization is stealing water from the peolpe of Bolivia and giving it to corporations. Citizens are rioting against the government, and the government is sending out military forces to protect the corporations. The reason for the privatization is companies with Bolivia, that the companies would give them money if they paid it back, and got water rights until they paid back the money.

Everyday life in Bolivia:

Spanish is the main and official language in Bolivia. However there are 39 other languages spoken by the people of Bolivia. Some examples of the other languages are Aymara, Chiquitano, Chiriguano, and Guyara.

In Bolivia, religion is an important part of culture and customs. Bolivia has two main religions Roman Catholic and Protestant, 95% of Bolivians are Roman Catholic and 5% of the Bolivians Protestant. Most Bolivians are born into Roman Catholicism. Religion tends to be a female dominated activity in terms of attending church. 

Jobs: Most Bolivians are either farmers of miners.

Resources of Bolivia:

Bolivia is well endowed with natural resources. Among the country's most valuable assets are its mineral deposits, hydrocarbons (petroleum and natural gas), and its renewable natural resources, such as agricultural and forest products, especially soybeans and Brazil nuts.



Fun Fact:

1. Bolivia is one of the least developed countries.
2. Bolivia has two capitals instead of just one. (La Paz and Sucre)
3. Bolivia's official name is Plurinational State of Bolivia.
4. Bolivia is about the size of Texas and California combined. (425,000 sq. mi)
5. Bolivia is one of the wettest countries in the world. Annual rainfall is over 5,000mm
6. The official motto of Bolivia is a spanish phrase which means "unity is strength".
7. Bolivia's currency is known as the Boliviano.
8. Punctuality is not expected. Arrive a good 20-30 minutes late.
9. There are 18 different types of dances in Bolivia.
10. La Paz is the highest capital in the world at 12,001 feet high.