Language
The official language is the Spanish, in valleys
is spoken quechua and in the plateau it will aymará,
in level the several tupiguaraníticos languages
like guarayo, chiquitano, zamuco, moxeno and guaraní
between most important.
Religion
The catholicism is predominant, also other confessions
stay and in some regions very old religious customs
and some they are practiced together in an amalgam
of religions.
Economy
The mining continues being important
for the Bolivian development that along with the
hydrocarbons, the precious wood and agriculture
are the props of the Bolivian economy. The manufactured
industry represents only 10 % of the GIP. The
main countries with which Bolivia commercializes
are Argentina, Brazil and the United States. With
a policy of opening with the countries of the
Américas, Europe and Asia. Bolivia belongs
to the Andean Pact (next to Colombia, Peru, Ecuador
and Venezuela) and is member associated to the
Mercosur (Brazil-Argentina-Paraguay).
Transport
Bolivia has about 45,000 km of highway of which
only 15% are paved. In many zones it is possible
to journey solely in the dry station. Also it
counts on approximately 3,700 km of iron channels,
with the railroads La Paz - Antofagasta (Chile),
Santa Cruz - Corumba (Brazil) and Santa Cruz -
Yacuiba in the border with Argentina.
Artesania
According to the region and culture the crafts
different and is specialized, although it is possible
to be divided in three, of the plateau, the valleys
and of the level ones. With cotton spinnings,
it calls, gold alpaca, vicuna and others, jewelry
shop, silver and pewter, worked in wood of oak,
mara, cedar, guayacán, verdolago and others.
Red, yellow and white mud ceramics. Adornments
of several species and much more that will surprise
it and astonish.
Electricity
The electricity is of 220 volts in all the country,
except in some remote cities and partly of the
city of La Paz where it is of 110 volts.
Currency
The Bolivian, is the monetary unit symbolized
by Bs. The American dollar, traveler's checks
and credit cards, VISA, AMERICAN EXPRESS, MASTERCARD,
are accepted in almost all the establishments
of the main
cities.