Outline of Bolivia

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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

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Geography of Bolivia

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An enlargeable topographic map of Bolivia

Geography of Bolivia

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3,423 km
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 1,075 km
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 860 km
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 832 km
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 750 km
  • Coastline: none

Environment of Bolivia

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

Natural geographic features of 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

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

Provinces of Bolivia

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

Beni Department
Chuquisaca Department
Cochabamba Department
La Paz Department
Oruro Department
Pando Department
  • Abuná
  • Federico Román
  • Madre de Dios
  • Manuripi
  • Nicolás Suárez
Potosí Department
Santa Cruz Department
Tarija Department
Municipalities of Bolivia

Municipalities of Bolivia

Demography of Bolivia

Demographics of Bolivia

Government and politics of Bolivia

Politics of Bolivia

Branches of government

Government of Bolivia

Executive branch of the government of Bolivia

Legislative branch of the government of Bolivia

Judicial branch of the government of Bolivia

Court system of Bolivia

Electoral branch of the government of Bolivia

Foreign relations of Bolivia

Foreign relations of Bolivia

International organization membership

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

Law and order in Bolivia

Law of Bolivia

Military of Bolivia

Military of Bolivia

Local government in Bolivia

Local government in Bolivia

History of Bolivia

History of Bolivia

Culture of Bolivia

Culture of Bolivia

Art in Bolivia

Sports in Bolivia

Sports in Bolivia

Economy and infrastructure of Bolivia

Economy of Bolivia

Education in Bolivia

Education in Bolivia

Health in Bolivia

Health in Bolivia

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bolivia". The World Factbook . United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 9, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

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