Knowra Bolivia Bolivia Bolivia is a landlocked country in central South America, officially known as the Plurinational State of Bolivia. It is a plurinational republic with constitutional recognition of Indigenous nations and languages.
Andes : A mountain range running along the western edge of South America. The Andes shape Bolivia’s western highlands, settlement patterns, and transport routes.
Audiencia of Charcas : A Spanish colonial high court and administrative district centered on present-day Sucre. Its jurisdiction formed a key territorial basis for independent Bolivia.
Constitution of Bolivia : Bolivia’s supreme legal framework, defining its institutions, rights, and territorial organization. The 2009 constitution formally established the country’s plurinational state structure.
La Paz : A major Bolivian city that serves as the country’s seat of government. Its high-altitude metropolitan area is the political center of Bolivia.
War of the Pacific : A war fought from 1879 to 1884 in which Chile defeated Bolivia and Peru. Bolivia lost its Pacific coastline, shaping its continuing landlocked status.
Altiplano : A high plateau in the central Andes spanning parts of Bolivia, Peru, Chile, and Argentina. Bolivia’s western population centers cluster on this high plateau.
Potosí : A Bolivian city founded near the Cerro Rico silver deposit in the sixteenth century. Its colonial silver wealth made the region central to Spain’s American empire.
Plurinational State : A state that constitutionally recognizes multiple peoples or nations within one polity. Bolivia’s official name and constitutional order center this principle.
Sucre : A Bolivian city recognized as the country’s constitutional capital. Bolivia’s supreme court and constitutional institutions are based here.
Bolivian National Revolution of 1952 : A revolution that transformed Bolivia’s political system and expanded suffrage in 1952. It brought major changes to voting rights, land reform, and control of tin mines.
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