Bolivia

Population: 8 million 41% under 15
Population Density: 19 per square mile
Industries: Textiles, food processing, mining, clothing
Crops: Coffee, sugar, potatoes, corn, coca (sold for cocaine processing), rubber, cinchona bark
Minerals: Antimony, tin, tungssten, silver, zinc, oil, gas, iron
Arable Land: 3%

Livestock: 5.8 million cattle, 7.3 million sheep
Life Expectancy: Male 61, Female 66
Per capital Gross Domestic Product: $2100
39% of the population is supported by agriculture

Located in the great plateau of the Andes at an altitude of 12,000 feet, Bolivia has some of the highest mountains in South America and the highest navigable lake in the world, Lake Titicaca.

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