Bolivia Official Title: the Plurinational State of Bolivia General Information
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Bolivia Official Title: The Plurinational State of Bolivia General Information: Capital La Paz Population (million) 11.722n/a Total Area 1,098,851 km² Currency 1 CAN$=5.154 boliviano(BOB) (2020 - Annual average) National Holiday August 6 (1825 Independance Day) Language(s) Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, and other Indigenous languages Political Information: Type of State Unitary presidential republic Type of Government President elected for 5-year term. The bicameral Plurinational Legislative Assembly consists of the Chamber of Deputies (130 members, elected for 5-year terms by mixed-member proportional representation) and the Senate (36 members, elected for 5-year terms by party list proportional representation). The highest judicial bodies are the Plurinational Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Justice, Agrarian and Environmental Court and Judiciary Council. Bilateral Product trade Bolivia has 9 departments. Canada - Bolivia 400 300 Balance Head of State Head of Government 200 100 Can. President President Exports Luis Arce Catacora 0 Luis Arce Catacora Can. -100 Imports Millions -200 Total Ministers: Foreign Affairs: Rogelio Mayta -300 Trade Defence: Edmundo Novillo Aguilar -400 Development Planning: Gabriela Mendoza Gumiel 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Statistics Canada Main Political Parties Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) – 75 deputies, 21 senators Canadian Imports Comunidad Civica (CC) – 39 deputies, 11 senators Creemos – 16 deputies, 4 senators from: Bolivia Precious M etals/ stones M ineral Prod. Veg. Prod. Base M etal Prod. Food Prod. Wood Prod. Chemical Prod. Textiles Prod. M ach. M ech. Elec. Prod. Elections: Last:n/a October 18, 2020. Next: 2025 M isc. Articles Fats, Oils & Waxes Prod. 2020 Dress Access. Glass & Stone Prod. Economic Information: (2020) IMF (estimates) Statistics Canada Bolivia Canada GDP: (billion) $51.82n/a $2,162.38 Canadian Exports GDP per capita: $4,420.70n/a $56,945.03 to: Bolivia GDP Growth rate: (%) -7.70n/a -5.40 M ach. M ech. Elec. Prod. Inflation: (%) 0.94n/a 0.72 Veg. Prod. Chemical Prod. Unemployment: (%) 8.00n/a 9.60 Specialized Inst. Vehicles and Equip. Product Trade and Investment: (2020) Statistics Canada Base M etal Prod. Plastics, Rubber Prod. Canadian Exports: $16,327,793n/a Glass & Stone Prod. M ineral Prod. Canadian Imports: $256,296,422n/a Animal & Prod. Paper Prod. Foreign Direct Investment in Canada n/a (million) 2020 M isc. Articles Canadian Direct Investment in country $154n/a (million) Wood Prod. Statistics Canada Representation: Sources: Statistics/Industry Canada Foreign Representation in Canada http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home Chargé d’Affaires ad Interim Carlos Viera, IMF http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28 Canadian Representation Abroad Ambassador-designate Ralph Jansen May 2021 www.international.gc.ca HTML version: https://www.international.gc.ca/country-pays/fact_sheet-fiche_documentaire/bolivia-bolivie.aspx?lang=eng.