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HEATHER STANTON

Major IndustriesCement

Mining

Textiles

Handcrafts

MAIN TRADING PARTNERS

Argentina Brazil

United States

United Kingdom

Japan

Railroads: 2,269 MilesVehicles: 234,639

1) Cars2) Buses

3) Trucks

Air Transport

Transportation

CLIMATEAverage Daily Temperature∞ January : 49.80 degrees F.∞ July : 44.40 degrees F.Annual Rainfall : 24”

MAJOR CITIES & POPULATIONS

1. La Paz = 820,8882. Cochabamba =

966,0493. Santa Cruz =

1,468,658

ETHNIC DIVISIONS

Mestizo = 30%Quechua = 30%Aymara = 25%White = 15%

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES

SpanishQuechuaAymara

Religions Roman Catholic = 95%

Protestant = 5%

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

GOVERNMENTType: Republic

Independence : August 6, 1825

Constitution : 1967

Branches : Executive, Legislative, Judicial

Suffrage : Universal adult, required

WORK FORCE× Nonagricultural employment -- 2.48 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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