Place:Outline of Bolivia

Short description: Country in South America

The Flag of Bolivia

The Coat of arms of Bolivia

right|188px thumb|An enlargeable map of the Plurinational State of Bolivia

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. 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

Regions of Bolivia

Ecoregions of Bolivia

List of ecoregions in Bolivia

Administrative divisions of 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

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

Foreign relations of Bolivia

• Diplomatic missions in Bolivia
• Diplomatic missions of Bolivia

International organization membership

The Republic of Bolivia is a member of:

• 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

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

Local government in Bolivia

History of Bolivia

History of Bolivia

• Timeline of the history of Bolivia
• Current events of Bolivia

Culture 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

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

Education in Bolivia

Health in Bolivia

Health in Bolivia

See also

• All pages with titles containing Bolivia
• All pages with titles containing Bolivian
• Index of Bolivia-related articles
• List of Bolivia-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
• Outline of South America

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

• 'Coca is a way of life' (The Guardian's article)
• Project to strengthen the culture and the self reliance of the indigenous tribes of the Yuracaré and Trinitario

Health

• Virtual Library of Public Health