Bolivia

Bolivia

Area:  1,098,580 sq km
Languages:  Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Government type:  Republic
GDP per capita:  2,000 EUR
Currency:  Bolivian Boliviano (BOB)
 
Population:  9 million
Live expectancy at birth:  64 year
Population living below poverty line:  62.7%
Population lining in rural areas:  36.3%

Energy Access: In Bolivia’s urban areas 89.5% of the population has access to electricity, compared to only 24.7%. of the rural population.
The domestic energy consumption of scattered rural families in areas where conventional energy solutions are not available, is dominated by biomass for cooking (89%). The remaining 11% consists of candles, dry-cell batteries and fossil fuels used for lighting and communication devices (radio, TV).