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Name: The Republic of Bolivia
Location : South America
Time : IST (-) 9 1/2 hrs.
Capital : La Paz
Language : Spanish (official) 60.7%, Quechua (official) 21.2%, Aymara (official) 14.6%, foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% (2001 census)
Area : 1,098,581 sq kms
Population : 10,118,683 (July 2011 est.)
National Day : 6 Aug (Independence Day)
Currency : Boliviano 1 (BOB) 1 = INR 8.22.
Climate : Bolivia has a temperate climate but with wide differences between day and night. The wettest period is November to March. The northeast slopes of the Andes are semi-tropical. Visitors often find La Paz uncomfortable because of the thin air due to high altitude. The mountain areas can become very cold at night.
Holidays : YEAR 2013: 1 Jan New Year's Day. 11 Feb Carnival. 29 Mar Good Friday. 1 May Labour Day. 30 May Corpus Christi. 6 Aug Independence Day. 1 Nov All Saints' Day. 25 Dec Christmas Day.
Airline Name : Lloyd Aereo Boliviano LAB
International Airports : El Alto ( La Paz)(LPB), Viru- Viru ( Santa Cruz)(WI)