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LOCATION: |
Central & South America |
GOVERNMENT: |
Constitutional Republic |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages |
MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Roman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3%. |
MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: |
Amerindian 45%, mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3%. |
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