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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. History of Bolivia - Wikipedia

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    The history of Bolivia involves thousands of years of human habitation. Lake Titicaca had been an important center of culture and development for thousands of years. The Tiwanaku people reached an advanced level of civilization before being conquered by a rapidly expanding Inca Empire in the 15th and 16th centuries.

  4. List of countries named after people - Wikipedia

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    Country Source of name Afghanistan: Supposedly named after tribal chief Prince Afghana. [2] Armenia (Hayastan) Hayk: Bangladesh: from "Bengal", which, according to one hypothesis, is named after Bang, son of Hind, son of Ham, son of Noah [3] [4] [5] Belarus: Rus: Cambodia: Sage Kambu Swayambhuva: Czech Republic: Čech: Denmark: Dan I of Denmark ...

  5. 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.

  6. Outline of Bolivia - Wikipedia

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    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 ISO 3166-2:BO; Internet country code top-level domain: .bo

  7. List of alternative country names - Wikipedia

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    Most sovereign states have alternative names. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Some have special names particular to poetic diction or other contexts. This article attempts to give all known alternative names and initialisms for all nations, countries, and sovereign states, in English and any ...

  8. Bolivians - Wikipedia

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    Bolivia is, as its neighboring countries, a multiethnic and multilingual society, home to people of various ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of indigenous and Old World immigrants and their descendants. As a result, Bolivians do not equate their nationality with ethnicity, but with citizenship ...

  9. Cholo - Wikipedia

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    A "cholo" in Bolivia is the name given to a campesino (peasant, farmer) who moved to the city, and though the term was also originally derogatory, it has now become more of a symbol of indigenous power. The word "cholo/a" is considered a common and/or official enough term in Bolivia such that "cholo" has been included as its own ethnic group ...