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Definition: Bolivia |
BoliviaNoun1. A landlocked Republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain. 2. A form of canasta in which sequences can be melded. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Bolivia" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1839. (references) |
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This article is about the country of Bolivia. Alternate uses: Bolivia (disambiguation) The '\Republic of Bolivia' is a landlocked country in western South America. It is bordered by Brazil in the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina in the south, and Chile and Peru in the west.
República de Bolivia
(In Detail) (Full size) National motto: None Official language Spanish, Quechua, Aymara Capital La Paz, Sucre¹ Largest City La Paz President Carlos Mesa Area
- Total
- % waterRanked 27th
1,098,580 km²
1.4%Population
- Total (July 2000)
- DensityRanked 85th
8,586,443
8/km²Independence
- DateFrom Spain
August 6, 1825Currency Boliviano Time zone UTC -4 National anthem Bolivianos, el hado propicio Internet TLD .BO Calling Code 591 (1) La Paz is the seat of government,
Sucre the legal capital.
History
Main article: History of BoliviaBolivia has long been inhabited by advanced cultures, the most important being the civilization of Tiahuanaco. It became part of the Inca empire in the 15th century. When the Spanish arrived in the 16th century, Bolivia, rich in silver deposits, was incorporated in the Viceroyalty of Peru, and later that of La Plata.
Struggle for independence began in 1809, but it remained part of Spain until 1825, when it was liberated by Simón Bolívar, for whom the nation was later named. After briefly being part of a union with Peru, Bolivia became fully independent. In following years, Bolivia lost a lot of ground through war and sales.
Faced with racial and cultural troubles, Bolivia has known revolution and military coups. A military junta was overthrown in the early 1980s to reinstate democracy.
Politics
Main article: Politics of BoliviaThe president, elected every five years, is head of state and head of government, and appoints a cabinet of ministers. The Bolivian parliament consists of two chambers, the Camara de Senadores, or Senator's Chamber, has 27 seats, and the Camara de Diputados, or Deputies' Chamber has 130.
Departments
Main article: Departments of BoliviaBolivia is divided into nine departments, or departamentos:
- Beni
- Chuquisaca
- Cochabamba
- Oruro
- Pando
- La Paz
- Potosi
- Santa Cruz
- Tarija
Geography
Main article: Geography of Bolivia
Bolivia is a landlocked nation. The west of Bolivia is situated in the Andes mountain range, with the highest peak, Nevado Sajama at 6,542 m. The centre of the country is formed by a highland plateau, the Altiplano, where most of the Bolivians live. The east of the country is lowland, and covered by the Amazonian rainforests. Lake Titicaca is located on the border between Bolivia and Peru. In the west, in the department of Potosi, lies the Salar De Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flats.
Major cities are La Paz, Sucre, Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Cochabamba.
Economy
Main article: Economy of BoliviaBolivia, long one of the poorest and least developed Latin American countries, has made considerable progress toward the development of a market-oriented economy. Successes under President Sánchez de Lozada (1993-97) included the signing of a free trade agreement with Mexico and becoming an associate member of the Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur), as well as the privatisation of the state airline, telephone company, railroad, electric power company, and oil company.
Growth slowed in 1999, in part due to tight government budget policies, which limited needed appropriations for anti-poverty programs, and the fallout from the Asian financial crisis. In 2000, major civil disturbances in April, and again in September and October, held down overall growth to 2.5%. Bolivia's GDP failed to grow in 2001 due to the global slowdown and laggard domestic activity. Growth is expected to pick up in 2002, but the fiscal deficit and debt burden will remain high.
Demographics
Main article: Demographics of BoliviaMany of the Bolivians are still of Indian ancestry, although a large group has mixed with the Europeans; they are called mestizos (about 30% of the population). Of the three official languages in Bolivia, two are indigenous: Quechua (the language of the Inca), and Aymará, a pre-Inca language. Spanish is the third language, spoken by about three-quarters of the population, mostly as a second language.
Virtually all Bolivians are Roman Catholic, although many elements of the indigenous religions have been incorporated.
Culture
Main article: Culture of BoliviaBolivian culture has many Incan and other Indian influences in religion, music and clothing, such as the well known bowler hats.
See also:
- Music of Bolivia
Miscellaneous topics
Much of the material in these articles comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website.
- Communications in Bolivia
- Transportation in Bolivia
- Military of Bolivia
- Foreign relations of Bolivia
- Bolivian Gas War
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Bolivia is a country in South America.Bolivia is also the name of:
- Bolivia, Illinois, United States of America
- Bolivia, Nevada, United States of America
- Bolivia, North Carolina, United States of America
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bolivia (disambiguation)."
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Bolivia is a town located in Brunswick County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 148. It is the county seat of Brunswick County6.Geography
Bolivia is located at 34°4'9" North, 78°8'52" West (34.069119, -78.147755)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 km² (0.7 mi²). 1.7 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 148 people, 58 households, and 45 families residing in the town. The population density is 86.6/km² (224.7/mi²). There are 77 housing units at an average density of 45.0/km² (116.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 96.62% White, 1.35% African American, 1.35% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 58 households out of which 31.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% are married couples living together, 17.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% are non-families. 19.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.55 and the average family size is 2.84. In the town the population is spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 76.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 74.6 males. The median income for a household in the town is $33,125, and the median income for a family is $35,625. Males have a median income of $26,250 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the town is $12,973. 13.5% of the population and 7.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 12.9% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bolivia, North Carolina."
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This is the history of Bolivia. See also the Latin American History, history of the Americas, and history of present-day nations and states.
Pre-Colombian times
The Andean region probably has been inhabited for some 20,000 years. Beginning about the second century BC, the Tiwanakan culture developed at the southern end of Lake Titicaca. This culture, centered around and named for the great city of Tiwanaku, developed advanced architectural and agricultural techniques before it disappeared around 1200 AD, probably because of extended drought. Roughly contemporaneous with the Tiwanakan culture, the Moxos in the eastern lowlands and the Mollos north of present-day La Paz also developed advanced agricultural societies that had dissipated by the 13th century. In about 1450, the Quechua-speaking Incas entered the area of modern highland Bolivia and annexed it to their empire. They controlled the area until the Spanish conquest in 1525.
Spanish colonial period and independence
During most of the Spanish colonial period, this territory was called "Upper Peru" or "Charcas" and was under the authority of the Viceroy of Lima. Local government came from the Audiencia de Charcas located in Chuquisaca (La Plata — modern Sucre). Bolivian silver mines produced much of the Spanish empire's wealth, and Potosi, site of the famed Cerro Rico — "Rich Mountain" — was, for many years, the largest city in the Western Hemisphere. As Spanish royal authority weakened during the Napoleonic wars, sentiment against colonial rule grew. Independence was proclaimed in 1809, but 16 years of struggle followed before the establishment of the republic, named for Simon Bolivar, on August 6, 1825.
19th century
Independence did not bring stability. For nearly 60 years, coups and short-lived constitutions dominated Bolivian politics. Bolivia's weakness was demonstrated during the War of the Pacific (1879 – 1883), when it lost its seacoast and the adjoining rich nitrate fields to Chile. An increase in the world price of silver brought Bolivia a measure of relative prosperity and political stability in the late 1800s. During the early part of the 20th century, tin replaced silver as the country's most important source of wealth. A succession of governments controlled by the economic and social elites followed laissez-faire capitalist policies through the first third of the century.
20th century
Living conditions of the indigenous peoples, who constituted most of the population, remained deplorable. Forced to work under primitive conditions in the mines and in nearly feudal status on large estates, they were denied access to education, economic opportunity, or political participation. Bolivia's defeat by Paraguay in the Chaco War (1932-1935) marked a turning point. Great loss of life and territory discredited the traditional ruling classes, while service in the army produced stirrings of political awareness among the indigenous people. From the end of the Chaco War until the 1952 revolution, the emergence of contending ideologies and the demands of new groups convulsed Bolivian politics.
The Nationalist Revolutionary Movement (MNR) emerged as a broadly based party. Denied its victory in the 1951 presidential elections, the MNR lead the successful 1952 revolution. Under President Victor Paz Estenssoro, the MNR introduced universal adult suffrage, carried out a sweeping land reform, promoted rural education, and nationalized the country's largest tin mines. It also committed many serious violations of human rights.
Twelve years of tumultuous rule left the MNR divided. In 1964, a military junta overthrew President Paz Estenssoro at the outset of his third term. The 1969 death of President Rene Barrientos, a former member of the junta elected President in 1966, led to a succession of weak governments. A coup was led by the military, only to see a countercoup led by leftist Juan José Torres. Alarmed by public disorder, the military, the MNR, and others installed Col. (later General) Hugo Banzer Suarez as President in 1971. Banzer ruled with MNR support from 1971 to 1974. Then, impatient with schisms in the coalition, he replaced civilians with members of the armed forces and suspended political activities. The economy grew impressively during Banzer's presidency, but demands for greater political freedom undercut his support. His call for elections in 1978 plunged Bolivia into turmoil once again.
Elections in 1978, 1979, and 1980 were inconclusive and marked by fraud. There were coups, counter-coups, and caretaker governments. In 1980, Gen. Luis Garcia Meza carried out a ruthless and violent coup. His government was notorious for human rights abuses, narcotics trafficking, and economic mismanagement. Later convicted in absentia for crimes, including murder, Garcia Meza was extradited from Brazil and began serving a 30-year sentence in 1995.
After a military rebellion forced out Garcia Meza in 1981, three other military governments in 14 months struggled with Bolivia's growing problems. Unrest forced the military to convoke the Congress elected in 1980 and allow it to choose a new chief executive. In October 1982--22 years after the end of his first term of office (1956-60)--Hernan Siles Zuazo again became President. Severe social tension, exacerbated by economic mismanagement and weak leadership, forced him to call early elections and relinquish power a year before the end of his constitutional term.
In the 1985 elections, the Nationalist Democratic Action Party (ADN) of Gen. Banzer won a plurality of the popular vote, followed by former President Paz Estenssoro's MNR and former Vice President Jaime Paz Zamora's Movement of the Revolutionary Left (MIR). But in the congressional run-off, the MIR sided with MNR, and Paz Estenssoro was chosen for a fourth term as President. When he took office in 1985, he faced a staggering economic crisis. Economic output and exports had been declining for several years.
Hyperinflation had reached an annual rate of 24,000%. Social unrest, chronic strikes, and unchecked drug trafficking were widespread. In 4 years, Paz Estenssoro's administration achieved economic and social stability. The military stayed out of politics, and all major political parties publicly and institutionally committed themselves to democracy. Human rights violations, which badly tainted some governments earlier in the decade, were not a problem. However, his remarkable accomplishments were not won without sacrifice. The collapse of tin prices in October 1985, coming just as the government was moving to reassert its control of the mismanaged state mining enterprise, forced the government to lay off over 20,000 miners. The highly successful shock treatment that restored Bolivia's financial system also led to some unrest and temporary social dislocation.
Although the MNR list headed by Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada finished first in the 1989 elections, no candidate received a majority of popular votes and so in accordance with the constitution, a congressional vote determined who would be president. The Patriotic Accord (AP) coalition between Gen. Banzer's ADN and Jaime Paz Zamora's MIR, the second- and third-place finishers, respectively, won out. Paz Zamora assumed the presidency, and the MIR took half the ministries. Banzer's center-right ADN took control of the National Political Council (CONAP) and the other ministries.
Paz Zamora was a moderate, center-left President whose political pragmatism in office outweighed his Marxist origins. Having seen the destructive hyperinflation of the Siles Zuazo administration, he continued the neoliberal economic reforms begun by Paz Estenssoro, codifying some of them. Paz Zamora took a fairly hard line against domestic terrorism, personally ordering the December 1990 attack on terrorists of the Nestor Paz Zamora Committee (CNPZ--named after his brother who died in the 1970 Teoponte insurgency) and authorizing the early 1992 crackdown against the Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army (EGTK).
Paz Zamora's regime was less decisive against narcotics trafficking. The government broke up a number of trafficking networks but issued a 1991 surrender decree giving lenient sentences to the biggest narcotics kingpins. Also, his administration was extremely reluctant to pursue coca eradication, a whose leaves are consumed in vast quantities by much of the country's highland indigenous population. It did not agree to an updated extradition treaty with the US, although two traffickers have been extradited to the U.S. since 1992. Beginning in early 1994, the Bolivian Congress investigated Paz Zamora's personal ties to accused major trafficker Isaac Chavarria, who subsequently died in prison while awaiting trial. MIR deputy chief Oscar Eidwas was jailed in connection with similar ties in 1994; he was found guilty and sentenced to 4 years in prison in November 1996. Technically still under investigation, Paz Zamora became an active presidential candidate in 1996.
The 1993 elections continued the tradition of open, honest elections and peaceful democratic transitions of power. The MNR defeated the ADN/MIR coalition by a 34% to 20% margin, and the MNR's Sánchez de Lozada was selected as president by an MNR/MBL/UCS coalition in the Congress.
Sánchez de Lozada pursued an aggressive economic and social reform agenda. He relied heavily on successful entrepreneurs-turned-politicians like himself and on fellow veterans of the Paz Estenssoro administration (during which Sanchez de Lozada was planning minister). The most dramatic change undertaken by the Sanchez de Lozada government was the capitalization program, under which investors acquired 50% ownership and management control of public enterprises, such as the state oil corporation, telecommunications system, electric utilities, and others. The reforms and economic restructuring were strongly opposed by certain segments of society, which instigated frequent social disturbances, particularly in La Paz and the Chapare coca-growing region, from 1994 through 1996.
In the 1997 elections, Gen. Hugo Banzer, leader of the ADN, won 22% of the vote, while the MNR candidate won 18%. Gen. Banzer formed a coalition of the ADN, MIR, UCS, and CONDEPA parties which hold a majority of seats in the Bolivian Congress. The Congress elected him as president and he was inaugurated on August 6, 1997.
21st century
Between January and April 2000, a series of anti-privatization protests took place in Cochabamba, because of the privatization of the municipal water supply. The Bolivian government declared martial law, arresting protest leaders and shutting down radio stations, but after continued disturbances and civic pressure, the government finally rolled back the privatization on April 10.
In the 2002 elections, Sánchez de Lozada ran again, and narrowly beat the cocalero and indigenist leader Evo Morales of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party. The election was not without controversy. Several days before Bolivians went to the voting booths, the US ambassador, Manuel Rocha, warned the Bolivian electorate that if they voted for Morales the US would cut off foreign aid and close its markets to the country. Morales nonetheless received nearly 21% of the vote, putting him only a couple points behind Sánchez de Lozada.
In 2003, the ongoing economic recession led to increasing social unrest. In February, there were riots in which 23 people were killed. Standard & Poors downgraded the debt of Bolivia.
An increasingly divisive conflict has been the Bolivian Gas War, a dispute over the exploitation of Bolivia's large natural gas reserves in the south of the country. Strikes and blockades erupted in September, with seven deaths and several dozen injuries in confrontations with the armed forced. The protesters have been demanding the resignation of Sánchez de Lozada.
Reference
Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "History of Bolivia."
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This is a list of cities in Bolivia:
See also: List of cities
- Cobija
- Cochabamba
- La Paz
- Oruro
- Potosi
- Santa Cruz
- Sucre
- Tarija
- Trinidad
External link
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of cities in Bolivia."
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See also: List of national parks
- Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of national parks of Bolivia."
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List of presidents of Bolivia :
René* Barrientos Ortuño
- Alfredo Ovando Candia
- Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas
See also: History of Bolivia, Politics of Bolivia, Bolivia
- Alfredo Ovando Candia
- Juan José Torres Gonzáles
- Hugo Banzer Suárez
- Juan Pereda Asbún
- David Padilla Arancibia
- Wálter Guevara Arze
- Alberto Natush Bush
- Lidia Gueiler Tejada
- Luis García Meza Tejada
- Guido Vildoso Calderón
- Hernán Siles Zuazo
- Víctor Paz Estenssoro
- Jaime Paz Zamora
- Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada
- Hugo Banzer Suarez
- Jorge Quiroga
- Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada
- Carlos Mesa
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of presidents of Bolivia."
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Railways:
total: 3,691 km (single track)
narrow gauge: 3,652 km 1.000-m gauge; 39 km 0.760-m gauge (13 km electrified) (1995)Highways:
total: 52,216 km
paved: 2,872 km (including 27 km of expressways)
unpaved: 49,344 km (1995 est.)Waterways: 10,000 km of commercially navigable waterways
Pipelines: crude oil 1,800 km; petroleum products 580 km; natural gas 1,495 km
Ports and harbors: none; however, Bolivia has free port privileges in the maritime ports of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay
Merchant marine:
total: 32 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 116,373 GRT/182,283 DWT
ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 17, chemical tanker 3, container 1, petroleum tanker 6, roll-on/roll-off 2 (1999 est.)Airports: 1,109 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 13
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (1999 est.)Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 1,096
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 67
914 to 1,523 m: 219
under 914 m: 807 (1999 est.)
Reference
This article was adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Transportation in Bolivia."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| BO | Danish | Republikken Bolivia | Geography |
| BO | Dutch | Republiek Bolivia | Geography |
| BO | English | Republic of Bolivia | Geography |
| BO | Finnish | Bolivia | Geography |
| BO | Italian | Repubblica di Bolivia | Geography |
| BO | Spanish | República de Bolivia | Geography |
| BO | Swedish | Republiken Bolivia | N/A |
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Synonym: BoliviaSynonym: Republic of Bolivia (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Bolivia |
| English words defined with "Bolivia": acre, Ancohuma ♦ bolivar, Bolivian, Bolivian monetary unit, boliviano ♦ centavo, Copper barilla ♦ El Libertador ♦ guarani ♦ Illampu, Illimani ♦ La Paz ♦ Maraco ♦ Platycerium andinum ♦ Republic of Bolivia ♦ Sajama, Second World War, Simon Bolivar, South American staghorn, sucre ♦ vine snake ♦ World War II. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Bolivia": Andean Common Market ♦ Mercado Commun del Sur ♦ Uar. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Bolivia" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (Bolivia), Esperanto (Bolivian), Papiamen (Bolivia), Spanish (Bolivia), Swedish (Bolivia). |
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Screenplays | Bolivia! Ha-ha-ha-haa (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; writing credit: William Goldman) Jeesh, all Bolivia can't look like this (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; writing credit: William Goldman) Look I know a lot more about Bolivia than you know about Atlantic City, New Jersey I can tell you that (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; writing credit: William Goldman) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Che Guevara en Bolivia (1977) | |
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 | Machupo Virus is a member of the Arenavirus family, isolated in the Beni province of Bolivia in 1963; Viral hemorrhagic Fever. Credit: CDC. |  | Once a vast carpet of healthy vegetation, the Amazon rain forest is changing rapidly. This image of Bolivia shows dramatic deforestation in the Amazon Basin. Loggers have cut long paths into the forest, while ranchers have cleared large blocks for their herds. Fanning out from these clear-cut areas are settlements built in radial arrangements of fields and farms. Healthy vegetation appears bright red in this image. Credit: NASA. |
 | Native dance, Bolivia. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Casa de la Moneda, Potosí, Bolivia. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Bolivia. Part of the new plant of the 20th Century mine (Patino Mines and Enterprises). Credit: Library of Congress. |  | La Paz, Bolivia. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Island of Moon, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Copavana [sic], Bolivia. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Cochabamba, Bolivia. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Cactii" by L L Commentary: "Cactii on Isla Pescado, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia." |
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Health | Several years later, in 1963, in the remote savannas of the Beni province of Bolivia, Machupo virus was isolated. (references) | |
Pure cocaine was first extracted from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush, which grows primarily in Peru and Bolivia, in the mid-19th century. (references) | ||
This strategy has been successfully field tested in households in Bolivia and Zambia, in oral rehydration clinics in Guinea-Bissau, and among street vendors in Guatemala. (references) | ||
Business | The generator will be fed by gas transported by a 1,350 kilometer pipeline from the south of Bolivia. (references) | |
A "major" market is defined as a country where Bolivia represents a substantially large share of either imports or exports. (references) | ||
From these figures, rankings are calculated to allow managers to prioritize Bolivia compared to other major country markets. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Bolivia | After the 1996 takeover of the Japanese Ambassador's residence in Lima, Peru, by Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) terrorists, the authorities found that some MRTA activists had used Bolivia as a safe haven and announced a more restrictive policy on accepting Peruvian political asylees. (references) |
Economic History | Bolivia | USP Air Cargo also services Bolivia. (references) |
Bolivia | Foreign investments are welcome in Bolivia. (references) | |
Human Rights | Bolivia | The organization allegedly was comprised of members of security forces in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, and Bolivia. (references) |
Bolivia | Following the attack, there were claims of responsibility from callers claiming to be Shining Path terrorists and from a previously unknown indigenous organization calling itself The Group for Better Days for Bolivia. (references) | |
Uruguay | In August 2000, President Batlle created a National Peace Commission in order to clarify the fate of 179 Uruguayans believed to have disappeared for political reasons during the dictatorship (137 in Argentina, 30 in Uruguay, 7 in Chile, 3 in Paraguay, 1 in Bolivia, and 1 in Brazil). (references) | |
Minorities | Argentina | Individuals of indigenous descent from the northern part of the country, as well as from Bolivia, Peru, and other Latin American countries, reportedly are also frequently subject to verbal insults because of their dark skin. (references) |
Political Economy | BOLIVIA | Weak enforcement of existing laws has done little to discourage piracy in Bolivia. (references) |
Bolivia | There is an active anti-neoliberalism movement in Bolivia which rejects U.S. influence. (references) | |
Trade | Uruguay | Chile and Bolivia are associate members of MERCOSUR. (references) |
Bolivia | There is no production of insecticides in Bolivia; all are imported. (references) | |
Bolivia | It can be difficult for non-residents to cash personal checks in Bolivia. (references) | |
Travel | Bolivia | The Internet has been operational in Bolivia since 1996. (references) |
Bolivia | No special qualifications are required for entry into Bolivia. (references) | |
Bolivia | U.S. drivers licenses are valid in Bolivia for 90 days after arrival. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Brazil | Labor inspectors reported that persons also are trafficked into the country from other countries such Bolivia. (references) |
Costa Rica | Isolated cases of trafficking have involved persons from Africa, Asia, Bolivia, China, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and the Middle East. (references) | |
Switzerland | In March 1999, the Government introduced new visa requirements for applicants from four South American countries--Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Bolivia. (references) | |
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Dennis Miller | Countries like Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia produce and export drugs because their only other economic alternatives do not bring in nearly enough money. |
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Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | The Organization of American States has twice condemned the coup that overturned the democratic process in Bolivia and the widespread abuse of human rights by the regime which seized power. |
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| "Bolivia" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Bolivia" is used about 338 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 100% | 338 | 15,594 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
1. Bolivia, IL 2. Bolivia, NC (town, FIPS 6820) |
Expressions using "Bolivia": pride of Bolivia ♦ Republic of Bolivia. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
bolivia | 1,999 | bolivia cruz el santa trompillo | 33 |
la paz bolivia | 402 | bolivia history | 32 |
bolivia hotel | 355 | oruro bolivia | 28 |
santa cruz de la sierra bolivia | 151 | diarios de bolivia | 26 |
santa cruz bolivia | 142 | bolivia tarija | 25 |
map of bolivia | 121 | bolivia entel | 24 |
bolivia cochabamba | 105 | bolivia news | 24 |
bolivia de periodicos | 94 | bolivia ine | 23 |
travel to bolivia | 80 | bolivia trinidad | 22 |
bolivia capital | 75 | bolivia la razon | 21 |
sucre bolivia | 54 | banco bolivia central de | 21 |
bolivia picture | 49 | bolivia newspaper | 21 |
bolivia samsonite | 47 | bolivia uyuni | 20 |
information on bolivia | 46 | bolivia chat | 19 |
potosi bolivia | 40 | bolivia recipe | 18 |
bolivia diario el | 39 | bolivia telecel | 18 |
bolivia de historia | 38 | bolivia la prensa | 16 |
flag of bolivia | 37 | periodicos bolivia | 16 |
gay bolivia | 35 | bolivia de mapa | 16 |
bolivia north carolina | 34 | bolivia miss | 16 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Bolivia"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | Boliwië. (various references) | |
Albanian | Bolivi. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | Боливия. (various references) | |
Chinese | 玻利維亞 , 玻利维亚 (Bolivian). (various references) | |
Czech | Bolívie. (various references) | |
Danish | Bolivia (Republic of Bolivia, The Republic of Bolivia), BO (abide, be a guest of, be on a visit, dwell, live, stay, stay with, stop), republikken Bolivia (Republic of Bolivia, The Republic of Bolivia). (various references) | |
Dutch | Bolivia (Republic of Bolivia, The Republic of Bolivia). (various references) | |
Esperanto | Bolivio. (various references) | |
Finnish | Bolivian tasavalta (Republic of Bolivia), Bolivia (Republic of Bolivia), BO (Republic of Bolivia). (various references) | |
French | Bolivie (Republic of Bolivia, The Republic of Bolivia). (various references) | |
German | Bolivien (Bolivia (bo)). (various references) | |
Greek | Βολιβία (Republic of Bolivia). (various references) | |
Hungarian | Bolivía, Bolívia. (various references) | |
Italian | Bolivia (Republic of Bolivia, The Republic of Bolivia), BOL (Republic of Bolivia), BO (radioactivity of the bound fraction of a blank sample, Republic of Bolivia), Repubblica di Bolivia (Republic of Bolivia, The Republic of Bolivia). (various references) | |
Korean | 볼리비아. (various references) | |
Manx | Yn Volivia. (various references) | |
Papiamen | Bolivia. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | oliviabay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | Bolívia (Republic of Bolivia). (various references) | |
Russian | Боливия. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | bolivija. (various references) | |
Spanish | Bolivia (Republic of Bolivia). (various references) | |
Swedish | Bolivia (Republic of Bolivia). (various references) | |
Tagalog | Bulibya. (various references) | |
Turkish | Bolivya (bolivian). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Bolivia": boliviano, bolivianos, bolivias. (additional references) | |
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"Bolivia" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ballivicar, Ballivio, Bodifit, Bolaji, Bolemia, Boloria, Bolyai, Bulavin, Bulaxie, Bulova, Ropivia. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "Bolivia" (pronounced buli"vēu or bōli"vēu) |
| 4 | -i" v ē u | trivia. |
| 3 | -v ē u | Salvia. |
| 4 | -i" v ē u | trivia. |
| 3 | -v ē u | Salvia. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-i-i-l-o-v" | |
-2 letters: aboil, aioli, alibi, biali, viola, voila. | |
-3 letters: bail, boil, bola, ilia, obia, oval, vail, vial, viol. | |
-4 letters: abo, ail, alb, avo, bal, bio, boa, lab, lav, lib, lob, obi, oil, ova, via. | |
-5 letters: ab, ai, al, ba, bi, bo, la, li, lo. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-i-i-l-o-v" | |
+1 letter: bolivias. | |
+2 letters: boliviano. | |
+3 letters: bloviating, bloviation, bolivianos, inviolable, inviolably, lovability, movability, riboflavin. | |
+4 letters: bloviations, riboflavins, solvability, vibrational, violability. | |
+5 letters: bioavailable, immovability, lovabilities, movabilities, obliterative, removability. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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