The Government of Bolivia - The World Countries

Bolivia - Government

Based on the etymolgy of Bolivia, it was the country is named in honor of Simón BOLÍVAR, a 19th-century leader in the South American wars for independence. The Government system in this country is the presidential republic type and the different Administrative divisions includes: 9 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Beni, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Oruro, Pando, Potosi, Santa Cruz, Tarija

National symbols

Llama, Andean condor, two national flowers: the cantuta and the patuju; national colors: red, yellow, green.

The flag

The National flag of Bolivia has three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green, with the coat of arms centered on the yellow band; red stands for bravery and the blood of national heroes, yellow for the nation's mineral resources, and green for the land's fertility.

note: similar to the flag of Ghana, which has a large black five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; in 2009, a presidential decree made it mandatory for a wiphala -- a square, multi-colored flag representing the country's ethnic groups -- to be used alongside the traditional flag

The National Anthem

Title	"Cancion Patriotica" (Patriotic Song)
Lyric/music	Jose Ignacio de SANJINES/Leopoldo Benedetto VINCENTI

note: adopted 1852

More about the government of Bolivia

Constitution
Date of Independence	6 August 1825 (from Spain)
National holiday	Independence Day, 6 August (1825)
Legal system	civil law system with influences from Roman, Spanish, canon (religious), French, and ethnic groups' pre-colonial law
International law organization participation	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
History	Many previous; latest drafted 6 August 2006 to 9 December 2008, approved by referendum 25 January 2009, effective 7 February 2009
Amendment process	Proposed through public petition by at least 20% of voters or by the Plurinational Legislative Assembly; passage requires approval by at least two-thirds majority vote of the total membership of the Assembly and approval in a referendum
Citizenship
Citizenship by birth	yes
Citizenship by descent only	yes
Dual citizenship recognized	yes
Residency requirement for naturalization	3 years
Executive Branch
Chief of state	President Luis Alberto ARCE Catacora (since 8 November 2020)
Head of government	President Luis Alberto ARCE Catacora (since 8 November 2020)
Cabinet	Cabinet appointed by the president
Elections/appointments	president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot one of 3 ways: candidate wins at least 50% of the vote, or at least 40% of the vote and 10% more than the next highest candidate; otherwise a second round is held and the winner determined by simple majority vote; president and vice president are elected by majority vote to serve a 5-year term; no term limits (changed from two-consecutive-term limit by Constitutional Court in late 2017); election last held on 18 October 2020 (next to be held in October 2025)
Election results	2020: Luis Alberto ARCE Catacora elected president; percent of vote - Luis Alberto ARCE Catacora (MAS) 55.1%; Carlos Diego MESA Gisbert (CC) 28.8%; Luis Fernando CAMACHO Vaca (Creemos) 14%; other 2.1% 2019: Juan Evo MORALES Ayma reelected president; percent of vote - Juan Evo MORALES Ayma (MAS) 61%; Samuel DORIA MEDINA Arana (UN) 24.5%; Jorge QUIROGA Ramirez (POC) 9.1%; other 5.4%
Legislative branch
Legislature name	Plurinational Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional)
Legislative structure	Bicameral
Judicial branch
Highest court(s)	Supreme Court or Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (consists of 12 judges organized into civil, penal, social, and administrative chambers); Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal (consists of 7 primary and 7 alternate magistrates); Plurinational Electoral Organ (consists of 7 members and 6 alternates); National Agro-Environment Court (consists of 5 primary and 5 alternate judges; Council of the Judiciary (consists of 3 primary and 3 alternate judges)
Judge selection and term of office	Supreme Court, Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal, National Agro-Environmental Court, and Council of the Judiciary candidates pre-selected by the Plurinational Legislative Assembly and elected by direct popular vote; judges elected for 6-year terms; Plurinational Electoral Organ judges appointed - 6 by the Legislative Assembly and 1 by the president of the republic; members serve single 6-year terms
Subordinate courts	National Electoral Court; District Courts (in each of the 9 administrative departments); agro-environmental lower courts
Diplomatic representation in the US
Chief of mission	Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Henry BALDELOMAR CHÁVEZ (since 11 October 2023)
Chancery	3014 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20008
Telephone	[1] (202) 483-4410
FAX	[1] (202) 328-3712
Email address and website	[email protected] https://www.boliviawdc.org/en-us/
Consulate(s) general	Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York
Diplomatic representation from the US
Chief of mission	Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Debra HEVIA (since September 2023)
Embassy	Avenida Arce 2780, Casilla 425, La Paz
Mailing address	3220 La Paz Place, Washington DC 20512-3220
Telephone	[591] (2) 216-8000
FAX	[591] (2) 216-8111
Email address and website	[email protected] https://bo.usembassy.gov/
National heritage
Total World Heritage Sites	7 (6 cultural, 1 natural)
Selected World Heritage Site locales	City of Potosi (c); El Fuerte de Samaipata (c); Historic Sucre (c); Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos (c); Noel Kempff Mercado National Park (n); Tiahuanacu (c); Qhapaq Ñan/Andean Road System (c)