Bolivia Arbitration

Bolivia is a FORMER contracting state to the ICSID Convention:

• Signature: 3 May 1991
• Deposit of Ratification: 23 June 1995
• Entry into Force: 23 June 1995
• ICSID Denunciation Received: 2 May 2007
• ICSID Denunciation Took Effect: 3 November 2007
• Pursuant to Article 13(1) of the ICSID Convention Bolivia has made the following panel designations effective until 16 May 2011:
  - Dr. Alberto ZELADA CASTEDO: Professor of Law, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar; Member, Permanent Consultative Committee on International Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Bolivia is a contracting state to the New York Convention:

• Date of Accession: 28 April 1995
• Entry into Force: 27 July 1995

Bolivia is a Contracting State to both the 1899 & 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

• 1899 Entry into Force: 15 June 1907
• 1907 Entry into Force: 26 October 1910

Bolivia is a United Nations Member State:

• Date of Admission: 14 November 1945

Official State Name: Plurinational State of Bolivia - Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia - Bulivya Mamallaqta - Wuliwya Suyu 

Official Langauges: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara

Capital: Sucre

Largest City: Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Motto: "La union es la fuerza!" "Unity is (the) strength!"

Currency: Boliviano (BOB)

Time Zone: (UTC-4)

International Calling Code: +591

Internet TLD: .bo

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