Bolivia is a landlocked country and it is located in central South America between Peru and Brazil. The country has a population of 10,461,053 in a total of 424,162 square miles. Bolivia has three official languages; Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara.1 In 2009, Bolivian constitution designated more than one language as official. After the country broke away from Spanish rule on August 6, 1825 it was named after the independence fighter, named Simon Bolivar. This is their national independence holiday celebrated in the country. Majority of the country's religious views are Catholic (76,8%), some other known religions are Evangelical and Pentecostal (8.1%), Protestant (7.9%), other or none (7.2%). Bolivia’s total population growth rate is 1.56% seen
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When Bolivia was defeated in the War of the Pacific (1879-1883) they lost it’s maritime provinces. Many attempts have been made to reconcile but none of the agreements have favored Bolivia or Chile in the way they saw was fair. There still remains a mutual distrust between the two countries after a few incidents. In the last presidential inauguration of Chile that Morales, president of Bolivia, attended, Pinera made it clear that during his presidential campaign, he would not negotiate the subject of territory with Bolivia. This refusal of negotiation resulted in Morales seeking international help with the Court of Justice in The Hague in …show more content…
In 1806, prior to Bolivia claiming their independence, Peru had declared their territory including the Atacama Desert as their southern border. Even though Bolivia had records that showed ownership over the Atacama Desert, such as old maps and written records, they did not get to keep the land due to not being able to show evidence exhibiting legislative jurisdiction. Unfortunately, so much time has passed since Chile claimed the Atacama Desert that there is little hope that Bolivia will every get it back, especially since the area is mostly inhabited by Chileans. Chile has warned Bolivia that if they hold out their threat and continue to take their case to the International Court of Justice in The Hague that there could be a severe deterioration of relations between the two countries. Chile knows that even if the court rules in Bolivia's favor they do not have any executive power to actually implement the ruling. The worst thing that could happen is the ruling make Chile look like a bully and damper their national
When Bolivia was defeated in the War of the Pacific (1879-1883) they lost it’s maritime provinces. Many attempts have been made to reconcile but none of the agreements have favored Bolivia or Chile in the way they saw was fair. There still remains a mutual distrust between the two countries after a few incidents. In the last presidential inauguration of Chile that Morales, president of Bolivia, attended, Pinera made it clear that during his presidential campaign, he would not negotiate the subject of territory with Bolivia. This refusal of negotiation resulted in Morales seeking international help with the Court of Justice in The Hague in …show more content…
In 1806, prior to Bolivia claiming their independence, Peru had declared their territory including the Atacama Desert as their southern border. Even though Bolivia had records that showed ownership over the Atacama Desert, such as old maps and written records, they did not get to keep the land due to not being able to show evidence exhibiting legislative jurisdiction. Unfortunately, so much time has passed since Chile claimed the Atacama Desert that there is little hope that Bolivia will every get it back, especially since the area is mostly inhabited by Chileans. Chile has warned Bolivia that if they hold out their threat and continue to take their case to the International Court of Justice in The Hague that there could be a severe deterioration of relations between the two countries. Chile knows that even if the court rules in Bolivia's favor they do not have any executive power to actually implement the ruling. The worst thing that could happen is the ruling make Chile look like a bully and damper their national