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Bolivia
Bolivia's research enterprise is driven by its extraordinary natural endowments, including the world's largest lithium reserves in the Salar de Uyuni, rich biodiversity in the Amazon basin, and high-altitude ecosystems in the Andes. The Universidad Mayor de San Andres in La Paz leads research in biomedical sciences, geology, and natural sciences. The Instituto Boliviano de Biologia de Altura is internationally recognised for research on high-altitude physiology and adaptation. SERGEOTECMIN provides geoscience data supporting Bolivia's growing lithium and mining sector. Research output stands at approximately 5,000 indexed publications annually with global significance in geology, medicinal botany, and Andean glacier climate research.
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- Code
- BO
- Top Agencies
- Agencia Boliviana de Investigacion y Desarrollo (ABID)Instituto Boliviano de Biologia de Altura (IBBA)Servicio Geologico Minero Boliviano (SERGEOTECMIN)
- Top Fields
- GeologyEnvironmental ScienceAgricultureBiologyChemistry
- Top Institutions
- Universidad Mayor de San AndresUniversidad Mayor de San SimonUniversidad Autonoma Gabriel Rene MorenoUniversidad Mayor de San Francisco Xavier de ChuquisacaUniversidad Tecnica de Oruro