People (Bolivia)
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     Population:
         7,323,048 (July 1992), growth rate 2.3% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         33 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         9 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         --1 migrant/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         82 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         59 years male, 64 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         4.5 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Bolivian(s); adjective - Bolivian
     Ethnic divisions:
         Quechua 30%, Aymara 25%, mixed 25-30%, European 5-15%
     Religions:
         Roman Catholic 95%; active Protestant minority, especially Evangelical
         Methodist
     Languages:
         Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara (all official)
     Literacy:
         78% (male 85%, female 71%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
     Labor force:
         1,700,000; agriculture 50%, services and utilities 26%, manufacturing 10%,
         mining 4%, other 10% (1983)
     Organized labor:
         150,000-200,000, concentrated in mining, industry, construction, and
         transportation; mostly organized under Bolivian Workers' Central (COB) labor
         federation