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Bolivia By : Savannah Doyle. Fast facts about Bolivia. Name origin: The name Bolivia is dervied from the surname Simon Boliviar Capital: La paz Largest city:(by population) La Paz Currency: Bolivia Boliviano flag : L and size : 418,685 sq. Official language: Spanish
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Bolivia By : Savannah Doyle
Fast facts about Bolivia • Name origin: The name Bolivia is dervied from the surname Simon Boliviar • Capital: La paz • Largest city:(by population) La Paz • Currency: Bolivia Boliviano • flag : • L and size : 418,685 sq. • Official language: Spanish • Population:10,031,000 • type of government :republic
Famous landmarks/symbols • Cal orck’o (dinosaur track) • Museonacional de arte • Miradorlaikakota • Museo de la coca • Copabana cathedral • Museo de poncho
5 interesting facts of history • Bolivia is a landlocked country • Bolivia is located in the heart of south america • Bolivia is dominated by the Andes mountains • BOLIVIA HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST ALTITUDES
National holidays • New year’s day • Alasitas • Fiesta de la virgen de candelaria • Labour day • Independence day
Landforms • The cordillera occidental • The altiplano • Cordillera oriental • Uyuni saltpan • Lake titicaca
Religions • Catholic • Evangelic • Protestant • Mormon and jehova’s witness
5 famous people • Simon bolivar: • Simon patino • James escalante • Dominique peltier • Katherine davidcespedes
CLIMATE dark blue = low temp. = 5-9 light blue = high tempeture = 51 – 79
Industry/agriculture • The other is handicrafts and hydrocarbons. • More than one half of manufactured goods are tobacco and cofee
True or false Quiz TRUE TRUE • 2 famous peole’s first name was simon There are 2 religions. True 5 was the lowest temp. False Bolivia has 0 alltitudes true catholic a religion true 2 famous people were named simon true The altiplano is a landform true true There are 5 national holiday Bolivia is landlocked Alasitas is ational holiday true