Geography
Bolivian geography is a lacustrine country that is fitted in mountains of The Andes in the center of South America. Bolivia has great natural wealth, its wealth, nevertheless, are hard to obtain. The mountains retain rich mineral deposits, but they are to heights of 4.000 to 4.550 meters, where the physical work is extremely difficult. The mahogany, rubber, chestnut, nut, soybean and wheat are abundant, invaluables and intact wealth that are in the tropical rain forests of their next amazonía. Sucre is the capital of Bolivia; La Paz is the Host capital of Government. Bolivia got to be a republic in 1825, when it gained his independence of Spain. Bolivia by Simón names Bolivar, the liberator of America.

Land and resources
Earth and resources the Southeast of Bolivia is dominated by mountains of The Andes, is amplest, of 650 km, The Andes is divided in two great mountain ranges that separated by wide a well-known plateau like Altiplano. The Western Mountain range border form with Chile; it raises the tips snow-covered between 5.700 m.s and 6.500 m.s and reaches 7.014 m.s in the snow-covered Ancohuma, that is the highest point in Bolivia. The Western Mountain range is dominated by snowed of the Illampu the 6.485 m.s and Illimani 6.882 m.s the Eastern Mountain range runs in direction the northwest - Southeastern and it opens towards low territories of the department of Santa Cruz and amazonian river basin. In one it narrows strip, the valleys sink in these Eastern inclinations, conforming the departments of Cochabamba, Chuquisaca, and Tarija. Between Western and Eastern mountain ranges this the Plateau, that has an elevation average of 3.600 m.s and is one of the populated areas more discharges in the world. The Plateau, of 840 km in length and an average of 140 km of ample and is dominated by Lago Titicaca, located on the Peruvian border, is the navigable lake more world stop. The three fourth parts of Bolivia are occupied by level the Eastern ones, that incline gradually from elevations of 450 m.s to 200 m.s in the borders with Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. Level the northern ones of the Beni, are bathed by the rivers tributary important Beni and Mamoré of the great Amazonian fluvial river basin.

Climate
The climate of the Plateau is fresh and hard all the year because of the height. The diurnal temperatures frequently reach between 15 ºC and 18 ºC, and in the nights, frequently, it falls until the freezing, specially during the winter (June - August). The precipitation adds 700 mm on the coasts of Lago Titicaca, that is so great and deep that it exerts a moderating marine effect on the climate of the northern Plateau, to less than 125 mm in the most barren parts of the plateau. The Yungas sub is appreciably warmer because of their inferior height has humid climate - tropical, characterized by a heavy annual precipitation of on 1.250 mm, a high humidity throughout the year, and an annual temperature of 23 ºC. In level the climate he is hot and sub - tropical, with the heavy summer precipitation in the north and a drier climate, climate more warming up towards the south.

Flora & Fauna
The Plateau is too high and has a thin one of vegetation. Extensive forests sub - tropical they cover the savannah with the Beni. The life animal of Bolivia varies much and is very rich. The usually found animals in the rainy forests include the jaguar, capybara, monkeys, bear, squirrel, wild boar toucan, and the anaconda. The valleys puma, rabbit and red deer. The flame, the alpaca, vicuna, and chinchilla lives in the Plateau.

People
The main ethnic groups in Bolivia are Indian, that constitute a 55% of the total population; the mestizos (of mixed ancestry European India and), who constitute 25 - 30% of the total population; and European people (mainly Spanish), who constitute 5 - 15% of the total population. Both bigger Indian groups are the Quechuas, that constitute on 30% of the total population, and the Aymarás, that it constitutes on 25% of the total population.

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