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$Unique_ID{COW00429}
$Pretitle{266}
$Title{Bolivia
Facts on Bolivia}
$Subtitle{}
$Author{Embassy of Bolivia, Washington DC}
$Affiliation{Embassy of Bolivia, Washington DC}
$Subject{min
bolivia
paz
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$Date{1990}
$Log{}
Country: Bolivia
Book: Facts on Bolivia
Author: Embassy of Bolivia, Washington DC
Affiliation: Embassy of Bolivia, Washington DC
Date: 1990
Facts on Bolivia
Official name: Republic of Bolivia
Area: 424,200 square miles, slightly less than three times to the size
of Montana. (1.098.581 km2)
Population: 6,918,000 (1988)
Capital: La Paz (seat of government); Sucre (legal capital and seat of
the Judiciary)
Departments and major cities
Departments: Beni, Cliquishly, Cochabamba, La Paz, Oruro, Pando, Potosi,
Santa Cruz, Tarija
Major cities: La Paz, Santa Cruz, Cochabamba
Government branches: Executive, bicameral legislature (Senate and House
of Representatives), judiciary
Independence day: August 6
Official languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
President: Jaime Paz Zamora
Vice President: Luis Ossio Sanjines
Min. of Foreign Relations: Carlos Iturralde Ballivian
Min. of Interior, Migration & Justice: Guillermo Capobianco Rivera
Min. of the Presidency: Gustavo Fernandez Saavedra
Min. of National Defense: Hector Ormachea Penaranda
Min. of Planning & Coordination: Enrique Garcia Rodriguez
Min. of Finance: David Blanco Zavala
Min. of Education & Culture: Mariano Baptista Gumucio
Min. of Transport & Communications: Willy Vargas Vacaflor
Min. of Industry, Commerce & Tourism: Guido Cespedes Argandona
Min. of Labor & Labor Development: Oscar Zamora Medinacelli
Min. of Social Services & Public Health: Mario Paz Zamora
Min. of Mining & Metallurgy: Walter Soriano Lea Plaza
Min. of Agriculture, Campesino Affairs & Livestock Affairs: Mauro Bertero
Gutierrez
Min. of Energy & Hydrocarbons: Angel Zannier Claros
Min. of Housing & Urban Affairs: Elena Velasco de Urresti
Min. of Information: Mario Rueda Pena.
President, Central Bank: Raul Boada