BOLIVIA

OFFICIAL NAME

• The offical name is Republic of Bolivia

CAPITAL

• Bolivia has 2 capitals
• Sucre- Constitutional capital
• La Paz- Government Capital

HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN THE COUNTRY

• 10 Million people live in Bolivia

MAJOR GEOGRAPHICALMELEMENTS

• Salar de Uyuni
• The salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat

CURRENCY RATE ONE US DOLLAR

• $6.28 is = to $1.00 in US
• Bolivian money is called boliviano

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS

• The Yungas road is known as the death road
• They have the largest butterfly sanctuary in the world.

THE MAIN RELIGION

• More than 80% of the people is Roman Catholic

THE INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT

• 8-6-1825
• The country gained its freedom from Spain after several centuries of occupation

THE CURRENT LEADER

• Evo Morales

THE TYPE OF CURRENT GOVERMENT

• Republic

FOOD/TRADITIONS

• Humitas,saltenas,emapanodas,and chicharron

3 FAMOUS PEOPLE AND WHY

• Simón Bolívar he was Bolivians main political leader
• Ejti Stih was a painter
• Juan Bustillos he was a sculptress

CLIMATE

• Changes a lot
• Hot and cold

WHAT THE COLORS OF THE FLAG MEAN

• Red stands for bravery and the blood of national heroes
• Yellow symbolizes Bolivia's mineral wealth
• Green represents the fertility of the Bolivia's land

THIS IS THE BOLIVIAN FLAG

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