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Bolivia

Also Known As Plurinational State of Bolivia
South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country in central South America. Its geography primarily consists of an Andean region to the west and tropical lowlands to the east and north. After sixteen years of war, the Republic was proclaimed on 6 August 1825, independent from Spain. Its constitutional capital is Sucre, while La Paz is the seat of government. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Sucre 2
Sucre is the constitutional capital and seat of the judiciary; La Paz is the seat of government and the administrative capital.
Population
11,365,333 2
2024 census.
Population Estimate Year
2024 2
Area (sq km)
1,098,581 2
Independence or Founding Year
1825 2
After sixteen years of war, the Republic was proclaimed on 6 August 1825, independent from Spain.
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Bolivia

Cities

Cobija

Bolivia

Cochabamba

Bolivia

El Alto

Bolivia

La Higuera

Bolivia

La Paz

Bolivia

Oruro

Bolivia

Porvenir, Pando

Bolivia

Potosí

Bolivia

San Buenaventura, La Paz

Bolivia

San Matías, Santa Cruz

Bolivia

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Bolivia

Sucre

Bolivia

Tarija

Bolivia

Trinidad, Beni

Bolivia

Vinto

Bolivia
Connections

Associated With

Altiplano, Landforms
Chuquisaca Department, States or Territories

Chuquisaca Department is a department of Bolivia.

Source Chuquisaca Department (Wikipedia)
La Paz, Cities

La Paz is the capital of Bolivia.

Source La Paz (Wikipedia)
La Paz Department, States or Territories

La Paz Department is a department of Bolivia.

Source La Paz Department (Wikipedia)
Lake Poopó, Bodies of Water
Pantanal, Bodies of Water
Sucre, Cities

Sucre is the constitutional capital of Bolivia.

Source Sucre (Wikipedia)
The Amazon Basin, Landforms
Source Amazon Basin (Wikipedia)
The Andes, Regions
The Andes, Landforms
Source Andes (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Lake Titicaca, Bodies of Water

Lake Titicaca is on the border of Bolivia and Peru.

Source Lake Titicaca (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

La Paz, Cities

La Paz is Bolivia's seat of government (the executive and legislative capital); Sucre, not La Paz, is Bolivia's constitutional capital and seat of the judiciary.

Source La Paz (Wikipedia)
Sucre, Cities

Sucre is Bolivia's de jure (constitutional) capital and seat of the judiciary; La Paz, not Sucre, is Bolivia's seat of government (the executive and legislative capital).

Source Sucre (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Madeira River, Bodies of Water
In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

Jaime Escalante

Also in Education Atlas: a national of this subject.

Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé (born 2 March 1956) is a Bolivian judge who briefly served as the 64th president of Bolivia from 2005 to 2006 on an interim basis following the resignation of President Carlos Mesa during the 2005 political crisis.
Rene Blattmann

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: René Blattmann
Wilfredo Chávez

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wilfredo Chávez - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Wilfredo Franz David Chávez Serrano (born 26 June 1969) is a Bolivian lawyer, professor, and politician serving as the Attorney General of Bolivia since 12 November 2020 during the government of Luis Arce.
Álvaro García Linera

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: a national of this subject.

Origin Of

Peanut

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Peanut (Wikipedia)
Neo-Andean Architecture

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Neo-Andean (Wikipedia)Article lead
Quote, Article lead
Neo-Andean is a contemporary architectural movement primarily situated in El Alto, Bolivia
Bolivian Cuisine

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Bolivian Cuisine (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
Bolivian cuisine is the indigenous cuisine of Bolivia from the Aymara and Inca cuisine traditions, among other Andean and Amazonian groups.
Brazil Nut

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Brazil nut (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
The Brazil nut is native to the Guianas, Venezuela, Brazil, eastern Colombia, eastern Peru, and eastern Bolivia.
Chupe

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Chupe - Wikipedia
Locro

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Locro (Wikipedia)tier 3
Marraqueta

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Marraqueta (Wikipedia)
Mate Culture

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Mate (Encyclopaedia Britannica)tier 1
Potato

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidsontier 1
Quinoa

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source The Global Expansion of Quinoa: Trends and Limits (Frontiers in Plant Science)tier 1
Salteña

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Silpancho

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Aymara

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Guarani

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Guarani people (Wikipedia)Guarani people (Wikipedia), summary, range
Quote, Guarani people (Wikipedia), summary, range
The traditional range of the Guarani people is in what is now Paraguay between the Paraná River and lower Paraguay River, the Misiones Province of Argentina, southern Brazil once as far east as Rio de Janeiro, and parts of Uruguay and Bolivia.

Site Of

Tiwanaku

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Tiwanaku (Wikipedia)tier 3
Bolpress

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

José Gabriel da Costa

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Lake Titicaca

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Central Bank of Bolivia

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Mercosur

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Universidad Mayor de San Andres

Also in Education Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Universidad Mayor de San Andres (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The Universidad Mayor de San Andrés or UMSA (Spanish: Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, lit. 'Higher University of San Andrés') is the leading public university in Bolivia, established since 1830 in the city of La Paz.
Bolivian Space Agency

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Greylag Goose

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Hard Fern

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Hard FernDistributions
Quote, Distributions
"locality": "Bolivia", "source": "The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)"
Harpy Eagle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Hoatzin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Honey Bee

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Horsetail

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

House Mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

House Sparrow

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Hyacinth Macaw

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Ichthyophthirius Multifiliis

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Ipomoea alba

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Jaguar

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Kapok

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Katydid

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

King Vulture

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Kinkajou

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lettuce

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Leucanthemum vulgare

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Liolaemidae

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Long-legged bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lycopodium Clavatum

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Maca

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Maize (Zea mays)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Maned Wolf

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Margay

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Matamata

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Chelus fimbriatusGeographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
Chelus fimbriatus ranges from the Amazon and Orinoco river systems in Venezuela and Colombia, south to the Tocatina, Araguala, and Xingu rivers of Brazil and Bolivia.
Mediterranean Fruit Fly

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mesonauta festivus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mirabilis jalapa

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mole Cricket

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Monterey Pine

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mosquito Fern

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mozambique Tilapia

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Muskrat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Neogale

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Nine-banded Armadillo

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Nutria

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Ocelot

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Oilbird

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Oncilla

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Oxeye Daisy

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Pantanal

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Para Rubber Tree (Hevea brasiliensis)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Passiflora tarminiana

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Passionflower

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: PassionflowerDistributions
Quote, Distributions
"locality": "Bolivia", "source": "The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)"
Payara

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Peach

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Phoenix canariensis

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Phragmites australis

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
View the Source
2. Bolivia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Plurinational State of Bolivia
  • Infobox, capital
    Sucre (constitutional); La Paz (seat of government)
  • Article text
    With an area of 1,098,581 square kilometers (424,164 sq mi), Bolivia is the fifth-largest country in South America and, alongside Paraguay, is one of two landlocked countries in the Americas.
  • Demographics section, 2024
    11,365,333 (2024 census)
  • Article text
    After 16 years of war the republic was declared independent on 6 August 1825.
  • Lead section
    Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. Its geography primarily consists of an Andean region to the west and tropical lowlands to the east and north.
View the Source
Wikidata: Bolivia
Wikidata Q750, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Andes (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Andes, Lead
Quote, Associated With: The Andes, Lead
The Andes extend from south to north through seven South American countries: Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela.
View the Source
Amazon Basin (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Amazon Basin, Lead, drainage basin countries sentence
Quote, Associated With: The Amazon Basin, Lead, drainage basin countries sentence
The Amazon drainage basin covers a large area spreading across the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, as well as the territory of French Guiana.
View the Source
Lake Titicaca (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Lake Titicaca, Lead section
Quote, Bordered By Water: Lake Titicaca, Lead section
Lake Titicaca (; Spanish: Lago Titicaca [ˈlaɣo titiˈkaka]; Quechua: Titiqaqa and Aymara: Titiqaqa) is a large lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru.
View the Source
Chuquisaca Department (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Chuquisaca Department, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Chuquisaca Department, Lead paragraph
Aymara: Chuqisaka) is a department of Bolivia
View the Source
Madidi National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Madidi National Park, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Madidi National Park, Lead paragraph
pronunciation: [maˈðiði]) is a national park in the upper Amazon River basin in Bolivia.
View the Source
La Paz Department (Bolivia) (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: La Paz Department
Quote, Encompasses: La Paz Department
The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises 133,985 square kilometres (51,732 sq mi) with a 2024 census population of 3,022,566 inhabitants.
View the Source

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