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" National Anthem of Bolivia"

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La Paz La Paz (), officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: ), is the seat of government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the third-most populous city in Bo ...

Sucre Sucre () is the capital of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the 6th most populated city in Bolivia. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of . This relatively high altitude gives the ...

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Bolivian Bolivian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Bolivia ** Bolivian people ** Demographics of Bolivia ** Culture of Bolivia Bolivia is a country in South America, bordered by Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina to the sou ...

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Luis Arce Luis Alberto Arce Catacora (; born 28 September 1963), often referred to as Lucho, is a Bolivian banker, economist, and politician serving as the 67th president of Bolivia since 2020. A member of the Movement for Socialism, he previously serve ...

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David Choquehuanca David Choquehuanca Céspedes (born 7 May 1961) is a Bolivian diplomat, peasant leader, politician, and trade unionist serving as the 39th vice president of Bolivia since 2020. A member of the Movement for Socialism, he previously served as Fore ...

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Andrónico Rodríguez Andrónico Rodríguez Ledezma (born 11 November 1988) is a Bolivian ''cocalero'' activist, political scientist, politician, and trade unionist serving as president of the Senate since 2020. A member of the Movement for Socialism, he serves as ...

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, leader_name4 = Jerges Mercado , legislature =

Plurinational Legislative Assembly The Plurinational Legislative Assembly ( es, Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional) is the national legislature of Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yell ...

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Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...

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, established_date1 = 6 August 1825 , established_event2 = Recognized , established_date2 = 21 July 1847 , established_event3 = Current constitution , established_date3 = 7 February 2009 , area_km2 = 1,098,581 , area_footnote = , area_rank = 27th , area_sq_mi = 424,163 , percent_water = 1.29 , population_estimate = 12,054,379 , population_estimate_year = 2022 , population_estimate_rank = 79th , population_density_km2 = 10.4 , population_density_sq_mi = 26,9 , population_density_rank = 224th , FR_total_population_estimate_year = 11,428,245 (2019) , GDP_PPP = $118.8 billion , GDP_PPP_rank = 94th , GDP_PPP_year = 2022 , GDP_PPP_per_capita = $9,933 , GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 120th , GDP_nominal = $43.4 billion , GDP_nominal_rank = 96th , GDP_nominal_year = 2022 , GDP_nominal_per_capita = $3,631 , GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = 126th , Gini = 41.6 , Gini_year = 2019 , Gini_change = decrease , Gini_ref = , Gini_rank = , HDI = 0.692 , HDI_year = 2021 , HDI_change = decrease , HDI_ref = , HDI_rank = 118th , currency =

Boliviano The boliviano (; sign: BsBanco Central de Bolivia. "Galeria de monedas y billetes''." Accessed 26 February 2011.Banco Central de BoliviaOfficial websiteAccessed 26 February 2011. ISO 4217 code: BOB) is the currency of Bolivia. It is divided int ...

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.bo .bo is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Bolivia. BO is the ISO 3166-1 code for Bolivia. It is administered by ADSIB. As of February 2011, the NIC was offering a registration fee of about US$40 per year or 280 $Bs for third- ...

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is the constitutional capital,

is the seat of government and the executive capital. See

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. Bolivia, ; ay, Wuliwya ;

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

: ''Puliwya'' officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a

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located in western-central

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the souther ...

. It is bordered by

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

to the north and east,

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

to the southeast,

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, t ...

to the south,

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...

to the southwest and

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

to the west. The

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and executive capital is

, while the constitutional capital is

. The largest city and principal industrial center is

Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santa Cruz de la Sierra (; "Holy Cross of the Mountain Range"), commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the largest city in Bolivia and the capital of the Santa Cruz department. Situated on the Pirai River in the eastern Tropical Lowlands of Bolivia ...

, located on the

Llanos Orientales The Llanos ( Spanis