Bolivia

__Task 1: Fact File Bolivia__
Capital: LA PAZ

Total Area: 1,098,581

Population: 10,118,683 (July 2011 est)

Languages: Spanish(official), 60.7% Quechua (official), 21.2% Aymara (official), 14.6% Foreign languages, 2.4% Other, 1.2% (2001 census)

The official name of Bolivia:

Republic Of Bolivia





=Task 2=

LOCATION AND CLIMATE
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=__TASK 3: ECONOMIC PRODUCTION__=

$47.88 billion (2010 est.) 93 $4,800  151  8.3% (2010 est.) 30.3% soybeans, coffee, coca, cotton, corn, sugarcane, rice, potatoes, timber mining, smelting, petroleum, food and beverages, tobacco, handicrafts, clothing Brazil 43.5%, US 12.3%, Peru 6.8%, Colombia 5.5%, Japan 5.1%, Argentina 4.8% (2010 est.) Brazil 27.4%, Argentina 17.3%, US 11.9%, Peru 9.6%, Chile 7.8%, China 4.1% (2010 est.)
 * What is the GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)?
 * How does this compare with the rest of the world?
 * What is the GDP per capita?
 * How does this compare with the rest of the world?
 * What is the unemployment rate?
 * What is the percentage of People below the poverty line?
 * What are this country's main agricultural products?
 * What are this country's main industries?
 * Export partners?
 * Imports partners

= = = TASK 4- POPULATION SIZE, SHAPE AND LIFE EXPECTANCY =

Total population: 9,947,000 (2010) Average life expectancy: 67 (2010) Total fertility rate: 3.1 Infant mortality rate:  42.16 deaths out of 1,000 live births



TASK 5 - WHAT IS IT LIKE TO LIVE HERE?
NEW EVENTS: to build a 185-mile long highway through Bolivia's Isibore Secure Reserve The election of Bolivias first indigenous president

"Riot policemen control the admission to the Plaza de Armas square in La Paz ... Amazonian natives protest at Plaza de Armas square in La Paz. After a chill... Bolivian President Evo Morales speaks during a press conference at the pres... Bolivian President Evo Morales and natives who have marched all the way from the Amazon to protect their ancestral homeland from a government road project were at loggerheads over talks. After a chilly night camped out in front of the presidential palace, native apparently refused an invitation to meet with Morales at the vice president's office to discuss their grievances" [] The native that own the land were protesting they camped in front of the presidents palace, he invited the native leaders but they refused the invitation to meet Morales at the vice president'S office to discuss their grievance.

"It was a plan met with controversy from the start: to build a 185-mile long highway through Bolivia's Isibore Secure Reserve, an ecological gem in the Amazon rainforest . For months, thousands of mostly indigenous protesters marched from throughout to Bolivia to the capital of La Paz to draw attention to what they saw as a threat to the park's wealth of biodiversity and a harbinger of deforestation. Last week, a following demonstrations outside the presidential palace, President Evo Morales announced that the highways plans would be canceled, adding that he is "governing by obeying the people." [] In this story the Bolivar's the president of Bolivia had a plan to build a 185-miles long highway through Bolivia's lsibore Secure Reserve which is an gem in the amazon rain forest, but the people protested because they do not want any construction in the amazon rainforest because it is beautiful, they walk up to the capital of Boliva, La Paz and protested in the front of the presidential palace. after week of protest president Evo Morales canceled the project. Conclusion: The president was a good man and listened to his people.

from this website: [] it says that there are no terrorism.

from this website: [] it says Bolivia is a safe place to travel to but let see what the french say.

from this website: [] it say Bolivia is also a safe place to travel.

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Task 6: Environmental issue
What is the EPI score given to your country? The score is 44.3 How does this compare with other countries? It is ranked 137th out of 163. Which environmental issues are the biggest concern for your country? Greenhouse Gas Emissions Per Capita, CO2 Emissions Per Electricity Generation, Pesticide Regulation, Outdoor Air Pollution, Access to Sanitation



The Six Federation of Coca growers of Cochabamba (of which Evo Morales is currently president) has declared a state of emergency after President Morales’ declaration that the Isiboro Securé national park was “inviolable.” Coca union vice-president Gualberto Bustamente said that the union will be deciding whether to begin blocking major highways to protest the stopping [...]

Name of website: Bolivia Weekly URL: http://www.boliviaweekly.com/

= __**Task 7: Eduction**__ = What percentage of the GDP is spent on education? 6.3% of GDP (2006)

How does this compare with the rest of the world?

country comparison to the world:  [| 25]

What percentage of the population is literate?

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.7% male: 93.1% female: 80.7%

Is there a major difference in rates of literacy between male and female? yes are more literate than the girls (more that 10%)

How many years is a person expected to attend school? all together:14(years) for boys14 (years) for girls:14(years)

Is there a difference between between males and females? no there is no difference.

Task 8: Gender Equality




The Gender Equality Index from Social Watch.

The Global Gender Gap
 * Overall Score: .7735
 * Economic Participation and Opportunity:.
 * Educational Attainment:.
 * Health and Survival:.
 * Political Empowerment:.

The Maternal Mortality Rate for Bolivia is: 180 deaths out of 100,000 live births. Niger is ranked 60th in the world.