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BOLIVIA
CP
OFFICIAL NAME:Republic of Bolivia.
LOCATION:west of Brazil.
LAT/LONG:17S/65W
CONTINENT:South America.
ZONES-ITU:12,14 CQ:10
TIME:-4 Hrs.
AREA:424,162 Sq.M. 1,098,580 Sq.Km.
POPULATION:6,309,642 DENSITY:14/Sq.M. (5.74/Sq.Km.) AAGR:2.19%
LIFE EXPECTANCY:49
LITERACY RATE:63%
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:republic.
CAPITAL:La Paz (seat of government); Sucre (legal capital and seat of
judiciary).
LANGUAGES:Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (all official).
RELIGIONS:95% Roman Catholic; active Protestant minority, especially
Methodist.
CURRENCY:boliviano.
GDP:$3.79 billion ($610 per capita) REAL GROWTH RATE:-3.7% (1986).
MAJOR INDUSTRIES:mining, smelting, petroleum refining, food processing,
textiles, clothing.
AGRICULTURE:potatoes, corn, rice, sugar cane, cocoa, yucca, bananas,
coffee.
EXPORTS:tin, natural gas, zinc, silver, tungsten, antimony, lead,
bismuth, gold, coffee, sugar, cotton. ($673 million).
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:144,300 telephones; 129 AM, 24 FM, 38 TV stations;
1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT station.
NATIONAL HOLIDAY:6 August (Independence Day).
COMMERCIAL POWER:110/220V, 115/230V, 220/380V; 50Hz.
MISC:Bolivia is one of only two countries in South America that are
landlocked (Paraguay is the other). La Paz is the world's loftiest
metropolis. Bolivia also has the world's highest International airport.
Control of Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake, is
shared with Peru. Metric system used by administration and prescribed
by law but old Spanish system is still also used. Member of OAS. Member
of UN since 1945.
(FOR US OPS-3rd party:yes ROA:yes)