1. BOLIVIA QWICK FACTS HEATHER STANTON

2. Major Industries Cement Mining Textiles Handcrafts

3. MAIN TRADING PARTNERS ArgentinaBrazil United States United Kingdom Japan

4. Railroads: 2,269 Miles Vehicles: 234,639 1)Cars 2)Buses 3)Trucks Air Transport

5. CLIMATE Average Daily Temperature ∞ January : 49.80 degrees F. ∞ July : 44.40 degrees F. Annual Rainfall : 24”

6. MAJOR CITIES & POPULATIONS 1.La Paz = 820,888 2.Cochabamba = 966,049 3.Santa Cruz = 1,468,658

7. ETHNIC DIVISIONS  Mestizo = 30%  Quechua = 30%  Aymara = 25%  White = 15%

8. OFFICIAL LANGUAGES  Spanish  Quechua  Aymara

9. Religions

10. EDUCATION No formal schooling = 25.6% Some primary schooling = 23.5% Some secondary schooling = 7.0% Higher schooling = 6.2%

11. COMMUNICATIONS Privately Owned Radio Stations : 125 Television Sets : 650,000 Daily Newspapers : 6 Telephones : 65,000

12. GOVERNMENT Type: Republic Independence : August 6, 1825 Constitution : 1967 Branches : Executive, Legislative, Judicial Suffrage : Universal adult, required

13. WORK FORCE ×Nonagricultural employment -- 2.48 million 1.Services (including Gov.) – 42% 2.Industry and Commerce – 58% ×Agricultural employment – 1.62 million

14. MILITARY 33,500 TOTAL Army = 74.6% Navy = 13.4% Air Force = 12.0%

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