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Bolivia Geography 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/bolivia/bolivia_geography.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Central South America, southwest of Brazil Geographic coordinates 17 00 S, 65 00 W Map references South America Area
Area - comparative slightly less than three times the size of Montana Land boundaries
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
Natural resources tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber Land use
Irrigated land 1,750 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards cold, thin air of high plateau is obstacle to efficient fuel combustion, as well as to physical activity by those unaccustomed to it from birth; 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
Geography - note
landlocked; shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable
lake (elevation 3,805 m), with Peru
NOTE: The information regarding Bolivia on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bolivia Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bolivia Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |