Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$1.096 billion (2003)
Debt - external:
$5.332 billion (2003 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$588 million (1997)
Currency:
boliviano (BOB)
Currency code:
BOB
Exchange rates:
bolivianos per US dollar - 7.6592 (2003), 7.17 (2002), 6.6069
(2001), 6.1835 (2000), 5.8124 (1999)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Bolivia
Telephones - main lines in use:
600,100 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
1,401,500 (2003)