Country Demographics:

• Population:  8.7 million                                      
• Religions:  Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist)
• Income Per Capita:  $940.14 year/ $2.61 day
• Government Type: Republic
  Chief of State: President Carlos Diego MESA Gisbert (since October 2003)
  Head of Government: President Carlos Diego MESA Gisbert (2003)

Legal Profession:

• Accurate estimates for the number of lawyers in Bolivia and number of believers involved in the legal profession were unavailable at the time of publication.
• There are several Bolivian Christian lawyers groups related with the Latin American Christian Lawyers Network.  The groups are led by Juanita Ambrosio in Oruro, Mario Iriarte in Cochabamba, and Carlos Encinas in La Paz.

Major Activities of Christian Lawyers:

Christian lawyers in Bolivia are involved with the following activities:

• Serving people in prisons (Oruro)
• Providing Christian orientation in conflict solving (Cochabamba)
• Working on constitutional reform (La Paz)

Prayer Items:

• Please pray for the advocates who are working to improve the human rights and religious freedom situation in Bolivia.

Contact Information:

• Mario Iriarte Encinas irimario@hotmail.com