Outline of Bolivia

Short description: Country in South America

The Flag of Bolivia

The Coat of arms of Bolivia

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bolivia:

Bolivia – landlocked sovereign country located in central South America. Bolivia is bordered on the north and the east by Brazil , on the southeast by Paraguay, on the south by Argentina , and on the west by Chile and Peru.^[1] Its geography varies from the peaks of the Andes mountains to the tropical forests of the Amazon Basin. It is a developing country, and its main economic activities include agriculture, mining, and manufacturing of products such as textiles.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Bolivia

Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Bolivia
Official English country name: The Plurinational State of Bolivia
Adjective: Bolivian
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Bolivia
International rankings of Bolivia
ISO country codes: BO, BOL, 068
ISO region codes: See BO
Internet country code top-level domain: .bo

Geography of Bolivia

An enlargeable topographic map of Bolivia

Geography of Bolivia

Bolivia is: a landlocked country
Location:
- Southern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
  - South America
- Time zone: UTC-04
- Extreme points of Bolivia
  - High: Nevado Sajama 6,542 m (21,463 ft)
  - Low: Rio Paraguay 90 m (295 ft)
- Land boundaries: 6,940 km

Brazil 3,423 km

Peru 1,075 km

Chile 860 km

Argentina 832 km

Paraguay 750 km

Coastline: none

Population: 9,119,152(2007) - 84th
Area: 1,098,581 square kilometres (424,164 sq mi) - 28th largest country
Atlas of Bolivia

Environment of Bolivia

An enlargeable satellite map of Bolivia

Environment of Bolivia (currently redirects to "Environmental issues…")

Climate of Bolivia
Environmental issues in Bolivia
Renewable energy in Bolivia
Geology of Bolivia
Protected areas of Bolivia
- Biosphere reserves in Bolivia
- National parks of Bolivia
Wildlife of Bolivia
- Fauna of Bolivia
  - Birds of Bolivia
  - Mammals of Bolivia

Natural geographic features of Bolivia

Glaciers of Bolivia
Islands of Bolivia
Lakes of Bolivia
Mountains of Bolivia
- Volcanoes in Bolivia
Rivers of Bolivia
World Heritage Sites in Bolivia

Regions of Bolivia

Ecoregions of Bolivia

List of ecoregions in Bolivia

Administrative divisions of Bolivia

Departments of Bolivia
- Provinces of Bolivia
  - Municipalities of Bolivia

Departments of Bolivia

Departments of Bolivia Bolivia is divided into 9 departments These are (with their capitals indicated in parentheses):

Beni (Trinidad)
Chuquisaca (Sucre)
Cochabamba (Cochabamba)
La Paz (La Paz)
Oruro (Oruro)
Pando (Cobija)
Potosí (Potosí)
Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz de la Sierra)
Tarija (Tarija)

Provinces of Bolivia

Provinces of Bolivia Bolivia is divided into 100 provinces, which are listed by department below:

Beni Department

Cercado
Iténez
José Ballivián
Mamoré
Marbán
Moxos
Vaca Diez
Yacuma

Chuquisaca Department

Belisario Boeto
Hernando Siles
Jaime Zudáñez
Juana Azurduay de Padilla
Luis Calvo
Nor Cinti
Oropeza
Sud Cinti
Tomina
Yamparáez

Cochabamba Department

Arani
Arque
Ayopaya
Capinota
Carrasco
Cercado
Chapare
Esteban Arce
Germán Jordán
Mizque
Narciso Campero
Punata
Quillacollo
Tapacarí

La Paz Department

Abel Iturralde
Aroma
Bautista Saavedra
Caranavi
Eliodoro Camacho
Franz Tamayo
Gualberto Villarroel
Ingavi
Inquisivi
José Manuel Pando
Larecaja
Loayza
Los Andes
Manco Kapac
Muñecas
Nor Yungas
Omasuyos
Pacajes
Pedro Domingo Murillo
Sud Yungas

Oruro Department

Atahuallpa
Cercado
Eduardo Avaroa
Ladislao Cabrera
Poopó
Litoral
Nor Carangas
Pantaléon Dalence
Sajama
Saucarí

Pando Department

Abuná
Federico Román
Madre de Dios
Manuripi
Nicolás Suárez

Potosí Department

Alonso de Ibáñez
Antonio Quijarro
Bernardino Bilbao
Charcas
Chayanta
Cornelio Saavedra
Daniel Campos
José María Linares
Modesto Omiste
Nor Chichas
Nor Lípez
Rafael Bustillo
Sud Chichas
Sud Lípez
Tomás Frías

Santa Cruz Department

Andrés Ibáñez
Ángel Sandoval
Chiquitos
Cordillera
Florida
Gutierrez
Ichilo
Ignacio Warnes Province
José Miguel de Velasco
Manuel María Caballero
Ñuflo de Chávez
Obispo Santistevan
Vallegrande

Tarija Department

Aniceto Arce
Burnet O'Connor
Cercado
Eustaquio Méndez
Gran Chaco
José María Avilés

Municipalities of Bolivia

Capital of Bolivia: Sucre C.S.
Cities of Bolivia

Demography of Bolivia

Demographics of Bolivia

Government and politics of Bolivia

Politics of Bolivia

Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
Capital of Bolivia: Sucre
Elections in Bolivia
Political parties in Bolivia

Branches of government

Government of Bolivia

Constitution of Bolivia
- Bolivian Constituent Assembly

Executive branch of the government of Bolivia

Head of state: President of Bolivia, Luis Arce
Head of government: President of Bolivia, Luis Arce
Cabinet of Bolivia

Legislative branch of the government of Bolivia

Plurinational Legislative Assembly (formerly National Congress of Bolivia) (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Bolivia
- Lower house: Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia

Judicial branch of the government of Bolivia

Court system of Bolivia

Supreme Court of Bolivia - its judges are appointed for 10-year terms by the National Congress

Electoral branch of the government of Bolivia

Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Bolivia (formerly, National Electoral Court of Bolivia

Foreign relations of Bolivia

Diplomatic missions in Bolivia
Diplomatic missions of Bolivia

International organization membership

The Republic of Bolivia is a member of:^[1]

Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
Andean Community of Nations (CAN)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Latin American Economic System (LAES)
Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Rio Group (RG)
Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) (associate)
Unión Latina
Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Bolivia

Law of Bolivia

Constitution of Bolivia
Crime in Bolivia
Human rights in Bolivia
- LGBT rights in Bolivia
Law enforcement in Bolivia

Military of Bolivia

Command
- Commander-in-chief
Forces
- Army of Bolivia
- Navy of Bolivia
- Air Force of Bolivia
Military ranks of Bolivia

Local government in Bolivia

History of Bolivia

Timeline of the history of Bolivia
Current events of Bolivia

Culture of Bolivia

Architecture of Bolivia
Cuisine of Bolivia
Languages of Bolivia
Media in Bolivia
National symbols of Bolivia
- Coat of arms of Bolivia
- Flag of Bolivia
- National anthem of Bolivia
People of Bolivia
Prostitution in Bolivia
Public holidays in Bolivia
Religion in Bolivia
- Christianity in Bolivia
- Hinduism in Bolivia
- Islam in Bolivia
- Judaism in Bolivia
World Heritage Sites in Bolivia

Art in Bolivia

Cinema of Bolivia
Literature of Bolivia
Music of Bolivia

Sports in Bolivia

Football in Bolivia
Bolivia at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Bolivia

Economy of Bolivia

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 104th (one hundred and fourth)
Agriculture in Bolivia
Communications in Bolivia
- Internet in Bolivia
Companies of Bolivia
Currency of Bolivia: Boliviano
- ISO 4217: BOB
Energy in Bolivia
Health care in Bolivia
Mining in Bolivia
Tourism in Bolivia
Transport in Bolivia
- Airports in Bolivia
- Rail transport in Bolivia
Water supply and sanitation in Bolivia

Education in Bolivia

Health in Bolivia

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Bolivia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 9, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/bolivia/.

External links

Government

Agencia Para el Desarrollo de la Sociedad de la Informacion en Bolivia Agency for the Development of the Society of Information in Bolivia. Official web portal of the Bolivian Government.
Presidencia de la Republica de Bolivia Office of the President of the Republic of Bolivia.
Vicepresidencia de la Republica de Bolivia, Presidencia del Congreso Nacional Web portal of the Office of the vice-president of the Republic of Bolivia, President of the Senate and President of the Commission of Congress.
Poder Judicial de la Republica de Bolivia Web portal of the Bolivian Judicial Branch, which includes the Supreme Court of Bolivia, Constitutional Court, Agrarian Tribunal, Superior Courts and Judicial Council.
Congreso Nacional de la Republica de Bolivia Web portal of the Bolivian National Congress, which includes the Presidency of the National Congress, the National Senate and the House of Representatives.
Corte Nacional Electoral Web portal of the National Electoral Court of Bolivia. Electoral Organism of Bolivia.
Asamblea Constituyente de la Republica de Bolivia Web portal of the Constituent Assembly of Bolivia.
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Web portal of the Statistics National Institute of Bolivia.

General information

Public Opinion in Bolivia
Election Tracker-Bolivia
Bolivia-Online.net Information about Bolivia
Encyclopædia Britannica - Bolivia's Country Page
Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports regarding Bolivia
The Spitting Llama Bookstore Maps and Books on Bolivia
Bolivia Information Forum - news and background information
Annotated map of Bolivia
The Carter Center information on Bolivia

Military

Ministerio de Defensa de Bolivia Ministry of Defense.
Ejército

Native culture

Health

Virtual Library of Public Health

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[CIA_World_Factbook-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Bolivia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 9, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/bolivia/.

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Outline of Bolivia

Topic: Place

Contents

General reference

Geography of Bolivia

Environment of Bolivia

Natural geographic features of Bolivia

Regions of Bolivia

Ecoregions of Bolivia

Administrative divisions of Bolivia

Departments of Bolivia

Provinces of Bolivia

Municipalities of Bolivia

Demography of Bolivia

Government and politics of Bolivia

Branches of government

Executive branch of the government of Bolivia

Legislative branch of the government of Bolivia

Judicial branch of the government of Bolivia

Electoral branch of the government of Bolivia

Foreign relations of Bolivia

International organization membership

Law and order in Bolivia

Military of Bolivia

Local government in Bolivia

History of Bolivia

Culture of Bolivia

Art in Bolivia

Sports in Bolivia

Economy and infrastructure of Bolivia

Education in Bolivia

Health in Bolivia

See also

References

External links