What Are The Landlocked Countries In South America
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Landlocked Countries Of South America
A landlocked country is a country that is entirely bordered by land and has no access to marine water bodies. South America has 12 sovereign states and of the 12, only two are landlocked: Bolivia and Paraguay.
Bolivia and Paraguay are the only landlocked countries outside the Afro-Eurasian plate, which is made up of Asia, Africa, and Europe.
Bolivia: 1,083,300 Km2
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Bolivia is situated in the western-central part of South America. The capital city of Bolivia is Sucre. However, the seat of the government is located in La Paz. Bolivia, at 1,083,300 km2, is the largest landlocked country in South America. The country is bordered by Brazil to the north and to the east, Paraguay to the southeast, Argentina to the south, Peru to the northwest, and Chile to the southwest.
Bolivia is traditionally regarded as a highland country. Although only one-third of its territory lies in the Andes Mountains, most of the nation’s largest cities are located there, and for centuries the highlands have attracted the nation’s largest amount of mining, commercial, and business investment. In the late 20th century, however, the demographic and economic landscape began to change as the eastern lowlands—particularly the department of Santa Cruz—developed rapidly.
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Initially, Bolivia was not landlocked. It had a coastline along the Pacific Ocean. However, during the War of the Pacific that was fought between 1879 and 1883, Bolivia lost its coastline to Chile. On March 23 of every year, Bolivians celebrate "The Day of the Sea" to commemorate their lost coastline and their sea access. It is quite intriguing that Bolivia, even after becoming landlocked, still has a navy. It uses Lake Titicaca for its naval training.
A Treaty of Peace and Friendship was signed between Chile and Bolivia after Bolivia kept insisting that it be given access to the sea. Chile thereafter built a railway that would allow the Bolivians to access the sea with ease.
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Paraguay: 397,300 Km2
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The Republic of Paraguay is located in central South America. Because of its centrality in South America, it is often referred to as the "Heart of South America." It has a total area of 397,300 km2. Paraguay is the smallest landlocked country in the Americas. It is bordered to the south and to the southwest by Argentina, to the east and to the northeast by Brazil, and to the northwest by Bolivia.
Rivers play an extremely important role in the economic life of Paraguay. Indeed, the name of the country is said to derive from the Guaraní word meaning “river that gives birth to the sea.” Rivers provide access to the Atlantic Ocean and serve as sites for the hydroelectric power plants that have made Paraguay one of the world’s largest exporters of hydropower.
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| The flag of Paraguay. Photo: The Flag Shop |
The country is also a major world producer of soybeans, and Paraguayans in parts of the fertile eastern border region have achieved relatively high standards of living based on modern diversified agricultural production. The growth of cooperative farms throughout Paraguay has increased the quality of life for many farmers who previously had depended on small-scale farms dedicated to the cultivation of a single crop. Nevertheless, the issue of land reform has remained unresolved since the 1880s and has given rise to extreme levels of inequality since the 1990s.
Just like Bolivia, Paraguay, despite being landlocked, still has a navy because it can access the Atlantic Ocean through the Paraguay–Paraná Rivers.
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