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Geography of Bolivia
Location: |
Central South America, southwest of Brazil |
Geographic coordinates: |
17 00 S, 65 00 W |
Map references: |
South America |
Area: |
total: 1,098,580 sq km land: 1,084,390 sq km water: 14,190 sq km |
Area - comparative: |
slightly less than three times the size of Montana |
Land boundaries: |
total: 6,940 km border countries: Argentina 832 km, Brazil 3,423 km, Chile 860 km, Paraguay 750 km, Peru 1,075 km |
Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked) |
Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) |
Climate: |
varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid |
Terrain: |
rugged Andes Mountains with a highland plateau (Altiplano), hills, lowland plains of the Amazon Basin |
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Rio Paraguay 90 m highest point: Nevado Sajama 6,542 m |
Natural resources: |
tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower |
Land use: |
arable land: 2.78% permanent crops: 0.19% other: 97.03% (2005) |
Irrigated land: |
1,320 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources: |
622.5 cu km (2000) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): |
total: 1.44 cu km/yr (13%/7%/81%) per capita: 157 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards: |
flooding in the northeast (March-April) |
Environment - current issues: |
the clearing of land for agricultural purposes and the international demand for tropical timber are contributing to deforestation; soil erosion from overgrazing and poor cultivation methods (including slash-and-burn agriculture); desertification; loss of biodiversity; industrial pollution of water supplies used for drinking and irrigation |
Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification, Marine Life Conservation |
Geography - note: |
landlocked; shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake (elevation 3,805 m), with Peru |
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Country Profile of Bolivia
Communications of Bolivia
Economy of Bolivia
Geography of Bolivia
Government of Bolivia
Transnational Issues of Bolivia
Military of Bolivia
People of Bolivia
Transportation of Bolivia
The information above is a partial reproduction of Google Maps and the CIA World Factbook.
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