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Bolivia: COUNTRY PROFILE
COUNTRY PROFILE: BOLIVIA
January 2006
COUNTRY
Formal Name: Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia).
Short Form: Bolivia.
Term for Citizen(s): Bolivian(s).
Capitals: La Paz (executive) and Sucre (judicial).
Major Cities: Santa Cruz (1.3 million inhabitants), Cochabamba (900,000), El Alto (830,000), La Paz (810,000), and Sucre (225,000), according to 2005 projections.
Independence: Led by “El Libertador,” Simón Bolívar Palacios, Bolivia gained complete independence from Spanish and Peruvian control in 1825. Despite nearly 200 coups and counter-coups, Bolivia has maintained its autonomy since independence.
Public Holidays: The following are Bolivia’s federal holidays: New Year’s Day (January 1), Carnival (two days, variable dates in February or March), Good Friday (variable date in March or April), Labor Day (May 1), Corpus Christi (variable date in May or June), Independence Day (August 6), All Saints’ Day (November 1), Christmas (December 25). Each of Bolivia’s nine departments also has a holiday celebrating its inception.
Flag: The Bolivian flag is divided into three equal, horizontal bands of red, yellow, and green. The Bolivian coat of arms is centered in the middle yellow band.
RECENT NEWS ARTICLES Houston Chronicle,AP. LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - President Evo Morales as well as the conservative opposition party declared Monday that Bolivia must not back down from an Oct. ... Bolivia vows to back Venezuela at UN - 24 Oct 2006 United Press InternationalLA PAZ, Bolivia, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales has vowed to support Venezuela's bid for a UN Security Council ... Bolivia Oil Transnats, Sign or Go - 24 Oct 2006 Prensa Latina,La Paz, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) Today starts a decisive week for oil transnationals operating in Bolivia and their adjustment to nationalization, Minister of ... Chile, Peru, Bolivia Meet in Uruguay - 24 Oct 2006 Prensa Latina,Montevideo, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez will hold a private meeting with his counterparts of Chile, Bolivia, and Peru during the ... Eaglecrest Explorations Appoints Hans Rasmussen As COO - Quick ... - 24 Oct 2006 Trading Markets,...of his prior employment include twelve years with the Kennecott/Rio Tinto group, including three years as Country Manager of Argentina and Bolivia, four years ... Bolivia Clinches Mining Negotiations - Oct 23, 2006 Prensa Latina,Bolivia Mining Corporation (COMIBOL) also expects to investigate a group of mines owned by former dignitary Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, currently in protective ... AXS Bolivia to extend promotional prices campaign - Oct 23, 2006 Telecom Paper (subscription),AXS Bolivia will extend its campaign of promotional prices for all calls made from an AXS phone to fixed-line and mobile phones in North and South America and ... Family's world tour hits Peru and Bolivia - Oct 23, 2006 Ann Arbor News,In August, September and October the family explored Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. The following are some highlights from their travels. ... Bolivia's Morales acknowledges 'difficulties' in gas talks, blames ... - Oct 20, 2006 International Herald Tribune,LA PAZ, Bolivia President Evo Morales complained of difficult negotiations with foreign energy companies over his plan to nationalize Bolivia's oil and natural ... Bolivia says military posts no threat to neighbors - Oct 20, 2006 San Diego Union Tribune,LA PAZ, Bolivia – Bolivia's neighbors should not feel threatened by a proposed military aid package from Venezuela that will be used to set up new bases on ... Bolivia and Argentina sign $17 billion gas deal - Oct 20, 2006 Miami Herald,LA PAZ, Bolivia - Argentina's president on Thursday signed a deal to import $17 billion in Bolivian natural gas over the next 20 years and vowed his country ... Bolivia downplays military agreement with Venezuela - Oct 20, 2006 MercoPress,Bolivia’s neighbours should not feel threatened by a proposed military aid package from Venezuela that will be used to set up new bases along its borders ... Bishop from Bolivia Defies the Rules - Oct 21, 2006 The Ledger,CHICAGO -- Wearing a scarlet miter and colorful vestments, Anglican Bishop Frank Lyons of Bolivia stood before an Evanston, Ill., church last Sunday and called ... Concerns about Venezuela-Bolivia military pact continue - Oct 20, 2006 El Universal,Paraguay should be on guard vis-à -vis the scope of the military agreement Bolivia and Venezuela initialed last May 26, as it represents a threat, said the ... Argentina Deals Top Bolivia News - Oct 21, 2006 Prensa Latina,...on energy integration, which Presidents Evo Morales and Nestor Kirchner considered strategic, have been the top news this week in Bolivia, according to analysts ... Bolivia for Single, Free Health Care - Oct 21, 2006 Prensa Latina,Sucre, Bolivia, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian government pledged its commitment to a single and free health system in which all citizens have the same ... Bolivia State Mines Strike it Big - Oct 20, 2006 Prensa Latina,Mining Minister Guillermo Dalence praised as a mining sector recovery another two cooperatives joining the state-run Corporacion Minera de Bolivia (Comibol). ... Che Photo Display in Rosario, Argent - Oct 22, 2006 Prensa Latina,...with Ernesto Che Guevara's images was opened Sunday at a recovered premise of his home town, as part of homage for the 39th anniversary of his death in Bolivia ... BRAZIL-BOLIVIA: Challenge Blocks Amazon Dams - Oct 20, 2006 Inter Press Service (subscription),RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 20 (Tierramérica) - Bolivia's charge of potential harm to its national territory from the construction of two dams in the Brazilian Amazon ... Bolivia Sends Peace Message to Paraguay - Oct 20, 2006 Prensa Latina,...nations.". Washington has verbally insinuated, an insinuation echoed by some media on the continent, that Bolivia has bellicose plans. ... CAF lends US$40mn to 4 banks - Bolivia - Oct 20, 2006 BNamericas,The banks are country's largest bank Banco Nacional de Bolivia (BNB), the local unit of Peru's Credicorp (NYSE: BAP) Banco de Crédito, Banco Mercantil (BM ... Bolivia's Morales, Argentina's Kirchner sign US$17 billion gas ... - Oct 19, 2006 International Herald Tribune,AP. LA PAZ, Bolivia Argentina's president on Thursday signed a deal to import US$17 billion (€13.5 billion) in Bolivian natural gas over the next 20 years and ... Argentina, Bolivia sign gas deal - Oct 19, 2006 TVNZ,Bolivia will more than triple the amount of natural gas it sells to energy-starved Argentina in a deal worth $17 billion signed by the presidents of both ... Argentina secures big Bolivia gas deal - Oct 18, 2006 MSNBCBolivia will agree to sell Argentina natural gas worth more than $16bn over the next 20 years on Thursday, despite worries that the unstable political climate ... Bolivia Lowers Gas Reserve Estimates - Oct 18, 2006 Houston Chronicle,LA PAZ, Bolivia — The Bolivian government has significantly lowered the estimated reserve base of two of its largest natural gas fields, complicating ... Argentina and Bolivia to Sign Gas Supply Agreement (Update1) - Oct 18, 2006 Bloomberg18 (Bloomberg) -- Argentina plans to sign an agreement this week to nearly quadruple the amount of natural gas imported from Bolivia to help alleviate energy ... Bolivia VP reaffirms end-of-month deadline for nationalization - Oct 17, 2006 International Herald Tribune,AP. LA PAZ, Bolivia Bolivia's vice president on Tuesday said the government was still committed to an Oct. 28 deadline to fully nationalize ... Bolivia’s President cries ‘nationalization’ again, while ... - Oct 17, 2006 Mineweb,Bolivia’s official news agency Agencia Boliviana de Información (ABI) reported Monday that the president announced that tin, silver and gold mining will ... Morales hopes Bolivia gas deals signed soon -paper - Oct 17, 2006 ReutersBolivia, The poorest country in South America, has the second-largest natural gas reserves on the continent after Venezuela. The ... Bolivia sticks to oil & gas deadline - Oct 17, 2006 BusinessWeekOCT. 17 10:25 PM ET Bolivia's vice president on Tuesday said the government was still committed to an Oct. ... 28) will have to cease operating in Bolivia.". ... Bolivia, Argentina sign 20-year gas trade accord - Oct 19, 2006 Channel News Asia,SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia : Bolivia and Argentina sealed a major natural gas deal expected to generate at least US$17 billion in Bolivian gas exports over the next ... Bolivia government seeks to reassure mining firms - Oct 16, 2006 ReutersLA PAZ, Bolivia, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Bolivia's leftist government said on Monday foreign mining companies have nothing to fear from a plan to revitalize the ... Argentina, Bolivia Sign Gas Supply Agreement (Update1) - Oct 19, 2006 BloombergOct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Argentina and Bolivia signed an agreement to boost the amount of natural gas that Bolivia exports to the neighboring country, Argentine ... This series of profiles of foreign nations is part of the Country Studies Program, formerly the Army Area Handbook Program. The profiles offer brief, summarized information on a country’s historical background, geography, society, economy, transportation and telecommunications, government and politics, and national security. 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