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Communications of Bolivia

Telephones - main lines in use:646,300 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:2.421 million (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: new subscribers face bureaucratic difficulties; most telephones are concentrated in La Paz and other cities; mobile cellular telephone use expanding rapidly
domestic: primary trunk system, which is being expanded, employs digital microwave radio relay; some areas are served by fiber-optic cable; mobile cellular systems are being expanded
international: country code - 591; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 171, FM 73, shortwave 77 (1999)
Radios:5.25 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:48 (1997)
Televisions:900,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.bo
Internet hosts:20,085 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):9 (2000)
Internet users:480,000 (2005)

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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