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Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. Its geography primarily consists of an Andean region to the west and tropical lowlands to the east and north. The country has a diverse environment, including the vast Amazonian plain, the Gran Chaco, temperate valleys, the high-altitude Altiplano plateau, snow-capped peaks, and mountains, encompassing a wide range of climates and biomes across its regions and cities. It includes part of the Pantanal, the largest tropical wetland in the world, along its eastern border. Bolivia is bordered by Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay to the southeast, Argentina to the south, Chile to the southwest, and Peru to the west. The seat of government is La Paz, which contains the executive, legislative, and electoral branches of government, while the constitutional capital is Sucre, the seat of the judiciary. While most population and urban centers lie in the Andean region, the largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located in the eastern tropical lowlands.
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History
The original national flag of the Plurinational State of Bolivia was created in 1851. The state and war flag is a horizontal tricolor of red, yellow and green with the Bolivian coat of arms in the center, whereas the civil flag is just the three colors without the coat of arms.
Design & symbolism
The national flag of Bolivia is a horizontal tricolor of three equal bands: red at the top, yellow in the middle, and green at the bottom. The flag's proportions went undefined from its 1851 adoption until Supreme Decree No. 27630 (2004) set them at 7.5 by 11 squares, a ratio of 15:22. Also, the Wiphala has been included into the national colors of the Bolivian Air Force such as on the executive Dassault Falcon 900EX. The Wiphala is also officially flown on governmental buildings such as the Palacio Quemado and parliament alongside the tricolor since the introduction of the revised 2009 constitution. The 2009 Constitution of Bolivia (Article 6, section II) established the southern Qullasuyu Wiphala as another national symbol of Bolivia, along with the tricolor. In official situations, the Wiphala must be flown to the left of the tricolor.
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