bolivia

TRANSPORT FACT SHEET

1. COUNTRY: BOLIVIA
2. CAPITAL: La Paz, Sucre
3. GDP GROWTH RATE: 2.2%
4. MAJOR COMMERCIAL CITIES: La Paz, Sucre, Potosi, Oruro.
5. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS:
   • El Alto International Airport,La Paz.(LPB).
   • Jorge Wilsterman International Airport, Cochabamba,(CBB).
   • Viru Viru International Airport,Santa Cruz (VVI)
6. MAJOR SEAPORTS:  Port of Ilo on Peru's southern Pacific coast, Bolivia has free port privileges in the maritime ports of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.
7. RAIL AND ROADWAYS:  3,504 km (single track), maintains a small network of 4-lane freeways which are the following: 1 Oruro - Patacamaya (Expected to be completed in a few years, extending to La Paz). Length: 114 km, Cochabamba - Quillacollo. Length: 14 km, 4 Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Montero. Length: 48 km.
8. EXPORT GOODS: natural gas, silver, zinc, lead, tin, gold, quinoa, soybeans and soy products
9. EXPORT PARTNERS: Brazil, Argentina, US, Japan, India, South Korea, Colombia, China, UAE.
10. IMPORT GOODS: machinery, petroleum products, vehicles, iron and steel, plastics
11. IMPORT PARTNERS: China, Brazil, Argentina, US, Peru