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BOLIVIA
Development 2020

Chief development Officers: Nithyadas Yarukala and Brinda Anthati

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Proposal Brief
A. Overview:

Bolivia is a country in central South America, with a varied terrain spanning

Andes Mountains, the Atacama Desert and Amazon Basin rainforest.

Currency: Boliviano

Capital: Sucre (constitutional and judicial) and La Paz (executive and legislative)

Total Area: 1,098,581 km2

Official languages: Spanish and 36 indigenous languages

Population: 11,428,245

GDP Per capita: $7,790

B. Barriers to Development:
1. The economy of Bolivia still faces challenges related to access to

water and sanitation, health, social protection and quality of

jobs.

2. Bolivia also faces significant productivity gaps. The country’s

labor productivity is the lowest in the region.

3. Political Instability.
4. Unequal distribution of Income.
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C. Proposal
1. Loan for Access to Safe water and Improved Sanitation
D. Estimated Budget

$300,000,000