Bolivia officially the 

Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-

central South America. The constitutional capital is Sucre, while the seat of government and
executive capital is La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra,
located on the Llanos Orientales (tropical lowlands), a mostly flat region in the east of the country.

The country's population, estimated at 11 million,[11] is multiethnic,

including Amerindians, Mestizos, Europeans, Asians, and Africans. Spanish is the official and
predominant language, although 36 indigenous languages also have official status, of which the
most commonly spoken are Guarani, Aymara, and Quechua languages.

Language
Bolivia has great linguistic diversity as a result of its multiculturalism. The Constitution of
Bolivia recognizes 36 official languages
besides Spanish: Aymara, Araona, Baure, Bésiro, Canichana, Cavineño, Cayubaba, Chácobo, Chim
án, Ese Ejja, Guaraní, Guarasu'we, Guarayu, Itonama, Leco, Machajuyai-
Kallawaya, Machineri, Maropa, Mojeño-Ignaciano, Mojeño-Trinitario, Moré, Mosetén, Movima, Paca
wara, Puquina, Quechua, Sirionó, Tacana, Tapieté, Toromona, Uru-Chipaya, Weenhayek, Yaminaw
a, Yuki, Yuracaré, and Zamuco.[2]
Spanish is the most spoken official language in the country, according to the 2001 census; as it is
spoken by two-thirds of the population. All legal and official documents issued by the State, including
the Constitution, the main private and public institutions, the media, and commercial activities, are in
Spanish.
The main indigenous languages are: Quechua (21.2% of the population in the 2001
census), Aymara (14.6%), Guarani (0.6%) and others (0.4%) including the Moxos in the department
of Beni.[3]
Plautdietsch, a German dialect, is spoken by about 70,000 Mennonites in Santa Cruz. Portuguese is
spoken mainly in the areas close to Brazil.
Bilingual education was implemented in Bolivia under the leadership of President Evo Morales. His
program placed emphasis on the expansion of indigenous languages in the educational systems of
the country

Religion
Bolivia is a constitutionally secular state that guarantees the freedom of religion and the
independence of government from religion.[182]
According to the 2001 census conducted by the National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia, 78% of the
population is Roman Catholic, followed by 19% that are Protestant, as well as a small number of
Bolivians that are Orthodox, and 3% non-religious.

Education

In 2008, following UNESCO standards, Bolivia was declared free of illiteracy, making it the fourth
country in South America to attain this status

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