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==Statistics== '''Terrain:''' rugged [[Andes Mountains]] with a highland plateau ([[Altiplano]]), hills, lowland plains of the [[Amazon Basin]] [[File:Bolivia Resource Map.png|thumb|Map showing the location of mines in Bolivia]] '''Natural resources:''' tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydro-power '''Land borders''': Argentina (942 km), Brazil (3,403 km), Chile (942 km), Paraguay (753 km), Peru (1,212 km) '''Land use:''' As of 2016, the population of Bolivia was more urban (66%) than rural (34%).<ref name=paho>[https://www.paho.org/salud-en-las-americas-2017/?p=3974 "Health in the Americas: Bolivia"], Pan American Health Organization.</ref> <br>''arable land:'' 3.97% <br>''permanent crops:'' 0.20% <br>''other:'' 95.83% (2012) '''Irrigated land:''' 1,282 km<sup>2</sup> (2003) '''Total renewable water resources:''' 622.5 cu km (2011) '''Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural:''' <br>''total:'' 2.64 km<sup>3</sup>/yr (25%/14%/61%) <br>''per capita:'' 305.8 m<sup>3</sup>/yr (2005) '''Natural hazards:''' flooding in the northeast (March–April) '''Environment – current issues:''' the clearing of land for agricultural purposes and the international demand for tropical timber are contributing to [[deforestation]]; [[soil erosion]] from [[overgrazing]] and poor cultivation methods (including [[slash-and-burn]] agriculture); [[desertification]]; [[Biodiversity loss|loss of biodiversity]]; industrial pollution of water supplies used for drinking and irrigation '''Environment – international agreements:''' <br>''party to:'' Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-[[Kyoto Protocol]], [[Desertification]], [[Endangered Species]], [[Hazardous Waste]]s, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, [[Wetland]]s <br>''signed, but not ratified:'' Environmental Modification, Marine Life Conservation '''Geography – note:''' landlocked; separated from the Pacific Ocean via Chile. Bolivia shares control of [[Lake Titicaca|Lago Titicaca]], world's highest navigable lake (elevation 3,805 m), with [[Peru]]
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