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  2. List of countries with multiple capitals - Wikipedia

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    De facto capital until 1944 when it became the primary capital Rome: De jure capital until 1944 when it was liberated by the Allies Laos: 1947–1975 Vientiane: Administrative capital Luang Prabang: Royal capital Libya: 1951–1963 Tripoli: One of two official capitals of the Kingdom of Libya, then Bayda became the capital of Libya from 1963 to ...

  3. 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.

  4. La Paz - Wikipedia

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    The constitutional capital of Bolivia, Sucre, retains the judicial power. [10] The city hosts all the foreign embassies as well as international missions in the country. La Paz is an important political, administrative, economic, and sports center of Bolivia; it generates 24% of the nation's gross domestic product and serves as the headquarters ...

  5. List of capital cities by elevation - Wikipedia

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    Higher elevations typically have social, economic, and architectural effects on cities, in particular colder temperatures in winter. Low elevation cities are often seaports or are close to the sea. The first country on the main list, Bolivia , is a country with multiple capitals ; La Paz is the seat of the government while Sucre is the ...

  6. List of countries whose capital is not their largest city

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    La Paz is the de facto capital with the seat of government; it is in Bolivia's second most populous metropolitan area. Brazil: Brasília: 3,500,000: São Paulo: 12,252,023: 4.25: Brasília is a planned city and has been the capital city since its inauguration in 1960. Rio de Janeiro was the capital from 1763 until 1960. Brasília is the third ...

  7. History of La Paz - Wikipedia

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    The Chileans entered the country at the coast for the salitre and the guano (Nitrate-rich bird dung). The result of this brutal war was the loss of Bolivia's coast land to Chile. 1898 La Paz becomes de facto Bolivia's new administrative capital and the seat of the government, thus starting the process of development into the large city it is today.

  8. A brew of ancient coca is Bolivia's buzzy new beer. But it's ...

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    For the United States and other Western countries that long have blocked Bolivia's attempts to decriminalize the leaf, cocaleros are maligned as the cause of many of the world's drug problems.

  9. Portal:Bolivia/Did you know - Wikipedia

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    That Bolivia has 2 capitals (La Paz and Sucre)? That Bolivia attracts tons of tourists by the desert of Salar de Uyuni? That Bolivia uses the Bolivian Boliviano (BOB)? That Bolivia has over 30 official languages? That slavery of indigenous people in modern Bolivia was temporarily abolished during the First Upper Peru campaign