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  2. Bolivia - Wikipedia

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    Bolivia, [c] officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, [d] is a landlocked country located in central South America.The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, warm valleys, high-altitude Andean plateaus, and snow-capped peaks, encompassing a wide range of climates and biomes across its regions and cities.

  3. List of country-name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The meaning and origin of name of Latvian people is unclear, however the root lat-/let- is associated with several Baltic hydronyms and might share common origin with the Liet-part of neighbouring Lithuania (Lietuva, see below) and name of Latgalians – one of the Baltic tribes that are considered ancestors of modern Latvian people.

  4. Name of Australia - Wikipedia

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    The name Australia was specifically applied to the continent for the first time in 1794. [5] The name Australia (pronounced / ə ˈ s t r eɪ l i ə / in Australian English [6]) is derived from the Latin australis, meaning ' southern ', and specifically from the hypothetical Terra Australis postulated in pre-modern geography.

  5. Australia - Wikipedia

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    The name Australia (pronounced / ə ˈ s t r eɪ l i ə / in Australian English) [39] is derived from the Latin Terra Australis (' southern land '), a name used for a hypothetical continent in the Southern Hemisphere since ancient times. [40] Several 16th-century cartographers used the word Australia on maps, but not to identify modern ...

  6. List of alternative country names - Wikipedia

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    Islamic Republic of Pakistan (official, English), Federation of Pakistan (alternate official name, English), Dominion of Pakistan (historic official name, English), West Pakistan (common and later official name for the area now covering Pakistan, used when discussing the polity before the unilateral-secession of East Bengal/Bangladesh), Meluhha ...

  7. Category:Surnames of Bolivian origin - Wikipedia

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  8. List of countries and dependencies and their capitals in ...

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    The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold : internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN)

  9. List of national mottos - Wikipedia

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    The meaning is debated, but the most well known meaning is Austriae est imperare orbi universo (Austria's destiny is to rule the world). [8] Azerbaijan: No official motto. Unofficial: The Land of Fire (Azerbaijani: Odlar Yurdu) [citation needed] The national motto of Bolivia, La Unión es la Fuerza (Unity is Strength), is inscribed on boliviano ...