BOLIVIA QWICK FACTS HEATHER STANTON
Major Industries Cement Mining Textiles Handcrafts
MAIN TRADING PARTNERS ArgentinaBrazil United States United Kingdom Japan
Railroads: 2,269 Miles Vehicles: 234,639 1)Cars 2)Buses 3)Trucks Air Transport
CLIMATE Average Daily Temperature ∞ January : degrees F. ∞ July : degrees F. Annual Rainfall : 24”
MAJOR CITIES & POPULATIONS 1.La Paz = 820,888 2.Cochabamba = 966,049 3.Santa Cruz = 1,468,658
ETHNIC DIVISIONS Mestizo = 30% Quechua = 30% Aymara = 25% White = 15%
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES Spanish Quechua Aymara
Religions
EDUCATION No formal schooling = 25.6% Some primary schooling = 23.5% Some secondary schooling = 7.0% Higher schooling = 6.2%
COMMUNICATIONS Privately Owned Radio Stations : 125 Television Sets : 650,000 Daily Newspapers : 6 Telephones : 65,000
GOVERNMENT Type: Republic Independence : August 6, 1825 Constitution : 1967 Branches : Executive, Legislative, Judicial Suffrage : Universal adult, required
WORK FORCE ×Nonagricultural employment million 1.Services (including Gov.) – 42% 2.Industry and Commerce – 58% ×Agricultural employment – 1.62 million
MILITARY 33,500 TOTAL Army = 74.6% Navy = 13.4% Air Force = 12.0%
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