. The pillars of the Bolivian economy are mining, the production of hydrocarbons and the agricultural sector. . Bolivia has 75 per cent of the world's lithium reserves. . The country is in the process of change. . All nationalities of Bolivia are equal under the New Plurination State of Bolivia as opposed to the former Republic of Bolivia. . The nationalized private companies were compensated after pressure the United States exerted by threatening to impose sanctions against the country. However, the companies were consulted before nationalization was implemented.