Bolivian Geography, Bolivia Geography
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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: 6,743 km border countries: Argentina 832 km, Brazil 3,400 km, Chile 861 km, Paraguay 750 km, Peru 900 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: 2.67% permanent crops: 0.19% other: 97.14% (2001)
Irrigated land: 1,280 sq km (1998 est.)
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, Ozone Layer Protection
Geography - note: Landlocked; shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake (elevation 3,805 m), with Peru
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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