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Features of Bolivia* |
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Location: Central South America, southwest of Brazil
Map references: South America
People
Population: 7,165,257 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 39% (male 1,422,313; female 1,390,885)
15-64 years: 56% (male 1,959,989; female 2,042,135)
65 years and over: 5% (male 153,111; female 196,824)
(July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.82% (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 67.5 deaths/1,000 live births
(1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 59.81 years
male: 56.94 years
female: 62.82 years (1996 est.)
Ethnic divisions: Quechua 30%, Aymara 25%, mestizo
(mixed European and Indian ancestry) 25%-30%, European 5%-15%
Religions: Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical
Methodist)
Languages: Spanish (official), Quechua (official),
Aymara (official)
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995
est.)
total population: 83.1%
male: 90.5%
female: 76%
Government
Country Abbreviation: BL
Type of government: republic
Independence: 6 August 1825 (from Spain)
National holiday: Independence Day, 6 August (1825)
Constitution: 2 February 1967
Legal system: based on Spanish law and Napoleonic Code;
has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Suffrage: 18 years of age, universal and compulsory
(married); 21 years of age, universal and compulsory (single)
Economy
Economic overview:
GDP: purchasing power parity - $20 billion (1995 est.)
GDP real growth rate: 3.7% (1995 est.)
GDP per capita: $2,530 (1995 est.)
Unemployment rate: urban rate 8% (1995 est.)
Communications
Telephones: 144,300 (1987 est.)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 129, FM 0, shortwave 68
Radios: NA
Television broadcast stations: 43
Televisions: 500,000 (1993 est.)
*Source: World Factbook 1996, U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency
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