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    General Information
    Region    South America
    Population (000, 2020)   11 673
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   10.8
    Capital city    Sucrec
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   277.9d
    UN membership date    14-Nov-45
    Surface area (km2)   1 098 581a,b
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   100.7
    National currency    Boliviano (BOB)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   6.9e
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)19 65033 00040 288d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)4.14.94.2d
    GDP per capita (current US$)1 955.53 036.03 548.6d
    Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)12.412.613.2d
    Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)35.83130.2d
    Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)51.856.556.5d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)30f27.830.4f
    Employment in industry (% of employed)20.7f22.519.4f
    Employment in services (% employed)49.3f49.650.3f
    Unemploymentf (% of labour force)2.63.13.4
    Labour force participation ratef (female/male pop. %)62.0 / 82.154.4 / 79.763.0 / 80.4
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexg (2010=100)100134148e
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)120148147h
    International trade: exports (million current US$)7 0518 9238 988f,e
    International trade: imports (million current US$)5 6049 8439 783f,e
    International trade: balance (million current US$)1 448-920-795f,e
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)874- 1 936- 1 362e
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratei (average annual %)1.71.61.4
    Urban population (% of total population)66.468.469.8e
    Urban population growth ratei (average annual %)2.42.1...
    Fertility rate, totali (live births per woman)3.432.8
    Life expectancy at birthi (females/males, years)69.0 / 64.471.9 / 66.774.0 / 68.3
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)34.5 / 8.832.4 / 9.530.2 / 10.4
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)122.8 / 1.2143.0 / 1.3156.1 / 1.4e
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)0.7j0.80.9k,e
    Infant mortality ratei (per 1 000 live births)42.132.429.7
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)5.56.66.4b
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)0.40.5l1.6h
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)7.67.3m...
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)104.2 / 104.894.9 / 96.997.6 / 98.6d
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)88.5 / 88.990.7 / 92.088.8 / 90.7d
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)12.76.26.2h
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)22.353.153.1n,o
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)22.4f35.6f44.3d
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)0.2p,q......
    Threatened species (number)163216296
    Forested areaf (% of land area)51.950.650.6b
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)13.6 / 1.418.1 / 1.721.9 / 2.0b
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)658954878b
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)263234b
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)6798821 142d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)48.348.348.3e
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)20.2 / ...23.4 / ...24.7 / ...b
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)2.982.481.86d
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