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Bolivia is traditionally regarded as a highland country. Although only one-third of its territory lies in the Andes Mountains, most of the nation's largest cities are located there, and for centuries the highlands have attracted the nation's largest amount of mining, commercial, and business investment. In the late 20th century... the demographic and economic landscape began to change as the eastern lowlands—particularly the department of Santa Cruz—developed rapidly.
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Bolivia's trade with neighboring countries is growing, in part because of several regional preferential trade agreements. Bolivia is a member of the Andean Community (CAN) and enjoys nominally free trade with other member countries (Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia). Bolivia is ... an associate member of Mercosur (Southern Cone Common Market). The Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) allows numerous Bolivian products to enter the United States duty-free, including alpaca and llama products and, subject to a quota, cotton textiles. The Bolivian Government has expressed interest in extending ATPDEA benefits beyond their February 2008 expiration date (extended from June 2007).
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Bolivia has announced that it will begin requiring U.S. citizens to purchase visas when they enter the country. According to CNN, it will cost $134 for a 30-day visa. United States citizens who visit the nation will ... have to provide proof of accommodation while in Bolivia. Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca said the visa will be obtained at point of entry.
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"In a country with a population of more than 9 million people, Bolivia currently has only approximately 270,000 people with access to the Internet," said Martin Rivaben, director of sales for the Southern Cone region for UTStarcom. "With the majority of these users accessing the Internet through dial-up connections, we think there is a great opportunity to increase broadband usage in Bolivia and believe today's announcement is the start of a strong partnership with COTEL."
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Bolivia's mineral wealth furnishes the bulk of its exports, although natural gas, soybeans, and crude petroleum are ... important. Petroleum products, plastics, paper, aircraft and parts, foods, automobiles, and consumer goods are imported. Brazil, Argentina, the United States, and Peru are the chief trading partners. Bolivia is a member of the Andean Community, an economic organization of South American countries.
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Bolivia [1] is a beautiful, geographically diverse, multiethnic, and democratic, country in the heart of South America. It is surrounded by Brazil to the northeast, Peru to the northwest, Chile to the southwest, Argentina and Paraguay to the south. It shares with Peru control of Lake Titicaca (Lago Titicaca), the world's highest navigable lake (elevation 3,805 m).
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