Capital: Sucre
Officially name in Spanish: Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia
Head of state: Evo Morales
Languages: Spanish
Currency: Boliviano (BOB)
Population: 10.227Millions
Surface area: 1,098,581km2
GDP: US$17.549Billion
GDP per capita: US$1751.933
Inflation: 11.86%
Value of exports (2008): US$7.195Billion
Exports of percentage of GDP: 41.00%
Largest companies: Aguas de Tunari, Aguas del Illimani, BBPP, Cade, Cobee, Corani, EGSA, Elfec, Empresa Petrolera Andina, Entel, Monasterios, Osvaldo, Public Institution, Sinchi Wayra ex-Comsur, TDE, Telefonica Celular de Bolivia, Transredes SA., Unitel,
Top business schools: Escuela Militar de Ingenieria,Universidad Adventista de Bolivia
Export sector: The mining industry, especially the extraction of natural gas and zinc
Human development index (2009): 113
Energy consumption per capita (kg of oil equivalents pr capita2001): 339 (source: UN Common Database)
Sources of energy: Natural gas

Contact: Bolivia Institute of External Trade
www.ibce.org.bo