The 1996 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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cultivation in 1995, a one percent increase in overall cultivation of coca over 1994 levels; Bolivia, however, is the second-largest producer of harvested coca leaf; even so, voluntary and forced eradication programs resulted in leaf production dropping from 89,800 metric tons in 1994 to 85,000 tons in 1995; government considers all but 12,000 hectares illicit; intermediate coca products and cocaine exported to or through Colombia and Brazil to the US and other international drug markets; alternative crop program aims to reduce illicit coca cultivation

      Exports: $1.1 billion (f.o.b., 1994 est.)

       commodities: metals 39%, natural gas 9%, soybeans 11%, jewelry 11%,

       wood 8%

       partners: US 26%, Argentina 15% (1993 est.)

      Imports: $1.21 billion (c.i.f., 1994 est.)

       commodities: capital goods 48%, chemicals 11%, petroleum 5%, food 5%

       (1993 est.)

       partners: US 24%, Argentina 13%, Brazil 11%, Japan 11% (1993 est.)

      External debt: $4.4 billion (November 1995)

      Economic aid: recipient: ODA, $362 million (1993)

      Currency: 1 boliviano ($B) = 100 centavos

      Exchange rates: bolivianos ($B) per US$1 - 4.9137 (December 1995), 4.8003 (1995), 4.6205 (1994), 4.2651 (1993), 3.9005 (1992), 3.5806 (1991)

      Fiscal year: calendar year

      Transportation———————

      Railways:

       total: 3,691 km (single track)

       narrow gauge: 3,652 km 1.000-m gauge; 39 km 0.760-m gauge (13 km

       electrified) (1995)

      Highways:

       total: 46,311 km

       paved: 1,940 km (including 27 km of expressways)

       unpaved: 44,371 km (1991 est.)

      Waterways: 10,000 km of commercially navigable waterways

      Pipelines: crude oil 1,800 km; petroleum products 580 km; natural

       gas 1,495 km

      Ports: none; however, Bolivia has free port privileges in the

       maritime ports of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay

      Merchant marine:

       total: 1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,214 GRT/6,390 DWT

       (1995 est.)

      Airports:

       total: 1,017

       with paved runways over 3 047 m: 3

       with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 4

       with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 3

       with paved runways under 914 m: 750

       with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 2

       with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 69

       with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 186 (1995 est.)

      Communications———————

      Telephones: 144,300 (1987 est.)

      Telephone system: new subscribers face bureaucratic difficulties; most telephones are concentrated in La Paz and other cities domestic: microwave radio relay system being expanded international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

      Radio broadcast stations: AM 129, FM 0, shortwave 68

      Radios: NA

      Television broadcast stations: 43

      Televisions: 500,000 (1993 est.)

      Defense———

      Branches: Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval Boliviana, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana), National Police Force (Policia Nacional de Bolivia)

      Manpower availability: males age 15–49: 1,685,572 males fit for military service: 1,098,948 males reach military age (19) annually: 76,035 (1996 est.)

      Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $145 million; 1.9% of GDP (1996)

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      @Bosnia and Herzegovina———————————

      On 21 November 1995, in Dayton, Ohio, the former Yugoslavia's three warring parties signed a peace agreement that brought to a halt over three years of interethnic civil strife in Bosnia and Herzegovina (the final agreement was signed in Paris on 14 December 1995). The Dayton Agreement, signed by Bosnian President IZETBEGOVIC, Croatian President TUDJMAN, and Serbian President MILOSEVIC, divides Bosnia and Herzegovina roughly equally between the Muslim/Croat Federation and the Bosnian Serbs while maintaining Bosnia's currently recognized borders. An international peacekeeping force (IFOR) of 60,000 troops began to enter Bosnia in late 1995 to implement and monitor the military aspects of the agreement and is scheduled to depart the country within one year. A High Representative appointed by the UN Security Council is responsible for civilian implementation of the accord, including monitoring implementation, facilitating any difficulties arising in connection with civilian implementation, and coordinating activities of the civilian organizations and agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Bosnian conflict began in the spring of 1992 when the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina held a referendum on independence and the Bosnian Serbs - supported by neighboring Serbia - responded with armed resistance aimed at partitioning the republic along ethnic lines and joining Serb-held areas to form a "greater Serbia." In March 1994, Bosnia's Muslims and Croats reduced the number of warring factions from three to two by signing an agreement in Washington creating their joint Muslim/Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

      Map—

      Location: 44 00 N, 18 00 E—Southeastern Europe, bordering the

       Adriatic Sea and Croatia

      Flag——

      Description: white with a large blue shield; the shield contains white fleurs-de-lis with a white diagonal band running from the upper hoist corner to the lower outer side

      Geography————

      Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and

       Croatia

      Geographic coordinates: 44 00 N, 18 00 E

      Map references: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe

      Area:

       total area: 51,233 sq km

       land area: 51,233 sq km

       comparative area: slightly smaller than West Virginia

      Land boundaries:

       total: 1,459 km

       border countries: Croatia 932 km, Serbia and Montenegro 527 km (312

       km with Serbia, 215 km with Montenegro)

      Coastline: 20 km

      Maritime claims: NA

      International disputes: none

      Climate: hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation

       have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy

       winters along coast

      Terrain: mountains and valleys

       lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m

       highest point: Maglic 2,386 m

      Natural resources: coal, iron, bauxite, manganese, forests,

       copper, chromium, lead, zinc

      Land use:

       arable land: 20%

       permanent crops: 2%

       meadows and pastures: 25%

       forest and woodland: 36%

      


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