Bolivia+(Sierra)

//**Republica de Bolivia **// __ **General Information ** __

 La Paz and Sucre
 * Capital City- **

 There is approximately 10.1 million people.
 * Population- **

__**Demographics **__

**Ethnic Groups- **  30% is Quecha, 30% is Mestizo, 25% is Aymara, and 15% is white.

**Religion ** -  The main religion of Bolivia is Catholicism but that is not the only religion that is found in Bolivia. There are  Baptists Mormons, and a few others. Bolivia is mainly divided up into these two religions: Roman Catholic (95%) <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> and Protestant (5%).

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> 0-14: 34.6% (Male: 1,785,453 / Female: 1,719,173) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> 15-65: 60.7% (Male: 3,014,419 / Female: 3,129, 942) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> 65 Yrs and Older: 4.6% (Male: 207,792 / Female: 261, 904)
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Age Structure- **

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> Male: 21.8 Years old. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> Female: 23.2 Years old. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> Average: 22.5 Years old.
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Median Age- **

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> 1.664% Per year
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Population Growth- **

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> Approximately 24 births per 1,000 people.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Birth Rate- **

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> Approximately 7 deaths per 1,000 people.
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> Bolivia has 3 official languages and many smaller languages that are spoken in little parts of Bolivia. This is a list <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> of the major languages of Bolivia and the percentage of how many people speak each language in comparison to a whole.
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Official language(s) **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">-

**<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Agricultural Products- **

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> Soybeans, Coffee, Coca, Sugarcane, Rice, Potatoes, Timber


 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Industrie ****<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">s- **

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mining, Smelting, Petroleum, Food and Beverages, Tobacco, Handicrafts, and Clothing.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(Picture on left shows a Tobacco Plant representing the Tobacco Industry)


 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Imports- **

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Petroleum Products, Plastics, Aircraft and parts, Automobiles, Insecticides, and Soybeans.


 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Exports- **

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Natural Gas, Soybeans and soy products, Crude Petroleum, Zinc Ore, <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> and <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Tin.

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">The Central Bank of Bolivia has been handling the money since 1928. Bolivian currency is now called the Bolivian Peso when before it was called Bolivianos.
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">**Geography-** <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bolivia is located in South America, it is a land-locked country surrounded by Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Peru.

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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Bolivia is repeatedly refered to as a “Social Unitarian State” that’s based on it’s own new constitution. Bolivia’s independence was gained on August 6, 1825. Their Constitution day took place on February 7, 2009. Juan Evo Morales is the current leader of Bolivia. He has been in office since January 22, 2006 as well as his Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera.
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">In October of 1851 The Bolivian flag was adopted by the country. The Emblem in the middle looks down on Bolivia’s past; however, it looks forward onto Bolivia’s independence. The crossed muskets represent the struggle to obtain independence, the olive branches represent peace and the eagle represents liberty.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Flag and It's Meaning **



<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Red means bravery and strength. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Yellow mans generosity. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Green means hope, love and joy.
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Colors of the Flag **

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Bolivia's climate is very diverse depending on your location. The Highlands are very cold, and temperatures drop below 0 at night and it’s very common for that weather to occur often. During winter snow may fall in La Paz, Potosi and Ocuro. Moderate comfortable temperatures can be found in Sucre and Cochabamba during the same winter months. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> The winter months are from April to October. Another different climate of Bolivia would be the Rainforest. The Rainfo <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> rest is very hot, humid and wet except during the drier season that occurs from May to October. Summer months are November through March and rightfully during these months temperatures tend to rise.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Bolivia’s culture is a takes a lot after its Inca heritage. Bowler hats are a major part of Bolivia's culture considering it's a part of their heritage that has been passed down through the generations. Bolivia also has a lot of other strong Indian influences that affects their belief systems, how they dress and the type of music they choose to listen to. Music is typically played during dances, celebrations, and festivals. The music usually played is drastically influences by other backgrounds such as Indian and Spanish. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">(Man wearing bowler hat on left)
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Though Bolivia is land-locked there are still tons of options of places that <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> you can visit. You can visit so many different places such as up high in the Andes Mountains to the low Amazon Basin. The sights are breathtaking and the areas diversity in terrain is outstanding. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">1. Sucre: Full of history, shows true Bolivian Culture, capital of Bolivia <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">2. La Paz: Largest city and it’s the location where the most trade occurs. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">3. Tropical Rainforest: Beautifully vivid plant life, rare species of animals and an overall very unique place to be able to say that you visited. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">4. Lake Titicaca: A different culture resides here; they live on the highest lake in the world that’s able to be navigated on. You don’t see a culture where people live all in boats in the ocean instead of on land very often.
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**<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Current Events ** <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Bolivia is South America’s poorest country and in this article gas prices were going to be raised by 73%. Considering that more than half of Bolivia is struck by poverty this suggestion of increase of price on gas wasn't taken very well. Obviously, the people of Bolivia didn't take this very well. They decided to revolt by burning pictures of their leader Mr. Morales. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Around 634 familes have been affected by flooding of the Acre and Tahuamanu rivers in the Cobija and Bolpebra municipalities. These areas are now considered disaster zones and this situation is thought to be very severe. The Acre river has yet to quit rising and could prove to be potentially dangerous. The town of Bolpebra has already been declared as completely destroyed. []


 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Resources **

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Book: The Price of Fire: Resource Wars and Social Movements in Bolivia. Written by Benjamin Dangl

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