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 RELIGION, INSTRUCTION, AND JUSTICE

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The following table shows area and population of the different political divisions (the capitals of each are given in brackets) : —

Departments and Area : square miles Census Estimated Ter square Territories 1900 1915 357 mile 1915 La Paz (La Paz) 40,686 445,616 9'60 Cochabamba (Cocha- bainba) 328,163 584,901 1633 Potosi (Potosi). 45,031 325,615 530,748 770 Santa-Croi (Santa- Cruz) 144.941 209,592 341,640 1-70 Chuquisaca (Sucre). M.181 204,434 333.226 1-03 Tarija (Tarija). 31,567 102,887 164,704 1-6S Oruro (Ornro) M|on 140,391 5-25 El Beni (Trinidad) 95.354 32,180 52.450 360 El Chaco (Villa Moutes'. 46,561 — 13,085 825 Colonial Territories (Riberalta) 27,938 10,000 51,963 3-09 Total . 514,155 1,744,568 | 2.88M7U 338

The Indian population in 1900 was 920,864, or 509 pet cent, of the whole: the mixed was 486,018, or 267 percent.; the white was 231,088, or 12 7 per cent.; the negro, 3,945, or 0'21 per cent.; and the unclassified, 170,936, or 9 '4 per cent. Of the population not under 7 years of age, 564,000 were engaged in agriculture ; 399,037 in the industries ; 55,521 in commerce ; 49,647 in the liberal professions ; 36,285 in domestic service ; 12,625 in mining, and 3,106 in artistic professions. The foreign population numbered 7,425, of whom 2,072 were Peruvian. The admission and settlement of immigrants are facilitated under the regulations published in March, 1906. The boundary disputes of Bolivia with Brazil and with Chile were settled by treaties of November, 1903 and October. 1904. That with Peru was settled by direct negotiations between Bolivia and Peru (1911-12); that with Paraguay, which has been the subject of long negotiations, is as yet without result. The estimated population (1918) of La Paz (the actual seat of Govern- ment) is 107,252 ; Cochabamba, 31,014 ; Potosi, 29,795 ; Sacre (the capital), 29,686 ; Tarija, 11,644 ; Oruro, 31,360 ; Santa Cruz, 25,807 ; Trinidad, 6,096 ; Riberalta, 3,200 ; Villa Montes, 1,000. Religion, Instruction, and Justice. The Roman Catholic is the recognised religion of the State ; the exercise of other forms of worship is permitted. The religious ord �3 have 17 convents (9 for males and 8 for females) ; the male members number about 230, the female 280 ; there are about 567 secular clergy. In 1900 the non-Catholic population numbered 24,245. The Church is under an archbishop (resident in Sucre) and 3 bishops (La Paz, Cocha- bamba, and Santa Cruz). The maintenance of the Church costs the State 121,108 bolivianos a year, 23,820 bolivianos being devoted to the propagation of the faith among the Indians. By a law of March 19, 1912, all marriages must be celebrated by the civil authorities. Primary instruction, free and obligatory, is under the care of the muni- cipalities and the State. In 1918 (including industrial, parish, and private schools) there were 450 elementary schools with 3,960 teachers and 54,192