ulation: 83.1%
male: 90.5%
female: 76%

Government
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Name of country:
conventional long form: Republic of Bolivia
conventional short form: Bolivia
local long form: Republica de Bolivia
local short form: Bolivia

Data code: BL

Type of government: republic

Capital: La Paz (seat of government); Sucre (legal capital and
seat of judiciary)

Administrative divisions: 9 departments (departamentos, singular -
departamento); Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Beni, La Paz, Oruro, Pando,
Potosi, Santa Cruz, Tarija

Independence: 6 August 1825 (from Spain)

National holiday: Independence Day, 6 August (1825)

Constitution: 2 February 1967

Legal system: based on Spanish law and Napoleonic Code; has not
accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Suffrage: 18 years of age, universal and compulsory (married); 21
years of age, universal and compulsory (single)

Executive branch:
chief of state and head of government: President Gonzalo SANCHEZ DE
LOZADA Bustamente (since 6 August 1993) and Vice President Victor
Hugo CARDENAS Conde (since 6 August 1993) were elected for four-year
terms by popular vote; election last held 6 June 1993 (next to be
held NA May 1997); results - Gonzalo SANCHEZ DE LOZADA (MNR) 34%,
Hugo BANZER Suarez (ADN/MIR alliance) 20%, Carlos PALENQUE Aviles
(CONDEPA) 14%, Max FERNANDEZ Rojas (UCS) 13%, Antonio ARANIBAR
Quiroga (MBL) 5%; no candidate received a majority of the popular
vote; Gonzalo SANCHEZ DE LOZADA won a congressional runoff election
on 4 August 1993 after forming a coalition with Max FERNANDEZ and
Antonio ARANIBAR; FERNANDEZ died in a plane crash 26 November 1995
cabinet: Cabinet was appointed by the president from panel of
candidates proposed by the Senate

Legislative branch: bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional)
Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados): elections last held 6
June 1993 (next to be held NA May 1997); results - percent of vote
by party NA; seats - (130 total) MNR 52, UCS 20, ADN 17, MIR 17,
CONDEPA 13, MBL 7, ARBOL 1, ASD 1, EJE 1, PCD 1
Chamber of Senators (Camara de Senadores): elections last held 6
June 1993 (next to be held NA May 1997); results - percent of vote
by party NA; seats - (27 total) MNR 17, ADN 4, MIR 4, CONDEPA 1, UCS
1

Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Corte Suprema), judges appointed
for a 10-year term by National Congress

Political parties and leaders:
Left p