Provides an overview of Bolivia, including key dates and facts about this South American country. ... Population: 12 million. Languages: Spanish, plus Quechua, Aymara, Guaraní and others.

Political and social tensions in Bolivia are intensifying two months ahead of the general elections Aug. 17, raising concerns the vote could be marred by violence, deep polarization and institutional ...

Bolivia, with a population of over 12 million, typically has its rainy season from November to March. Lucia Walper, from Bolivia's Senamhi meteorological service, ...

Today, Bolivia has the largest proportion of indigenous people in Latin America, who make up around two-thirds of the population, with 37 official languages and two capital cities (La Paz and Sucre).

Bolivia: Violent strikes over census reveal a divided country. ... The region with the highest population growth feels it has been wronged by an obsolete census taken 10 years ago.