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Transportation of Bolivia

Airports:1,084 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 16
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 1,068
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 60
914 to 1,523 m: 207
under 914 m: 797 (2006)
Pipelines:gas 4,860 km; liquid petroleum gas 47 km; oil 2,475 km; refined products 1,589 km; unknown (oil/water) 247 km (2006)
Railways:total: 3,504 km
narrow gauge: 3,504 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Roadways:total: 62,479 km
paved: 3,749 km
unpaved: 58,730 km (2004)
Waterways:10,000 km (commercially navigable) (2007)
Merchant marine:total: 24 ships (1000 GRT or over) 127,297 GRT/198,525 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 8, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 10
foreign-owned: 10 (Argentina 1, China 1, Egypt 2, Iran 1, Singapore 3, Taiwan 1, Yemen 1) (2006)
Ports and terminals:Puerto Aguirre (inland port on the Paraguay/Parana waterway at the Bolivia/Brazil border); Bolivia has free port privileges in maritime ports in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay

Bolivia Quickstats

  • Population: 9,119,152 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 1,098,580 sq km
  • Density: 8.4 /km² (210th)
  • GDP (total): $25.684 billion (101st)
  • GDP (per capita): $2,817 (125th)
  • Literacy: 86.7%

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  • Currency: Boliviano (BOB)
  • Dial code: +591

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Bolivia Internet

  • Usage: 480,000
  • Penetration: 5.1 %
  • Top Domain: .bl

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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