question: why is Venezuela called the Bolivar republic despite not bordering Bolivia
comment: From Wikipedia: Simón Bolívar and also colloquially as El Libertador,[4] or the Liberator, was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led the secession of what are currently the states of Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama from the Spanish Empire.
passages: Section::::Etymology.
  
  Bolivia is named after Simón Bolívar, a Venezuelan leader in the Spanish American wars of independence. The leader of Venezuela, Antonio José de Sucre, had been given the option by Bolívar to either unite Charcas (present-day Bolivia) with the newly formed Republic of Peru, to unite with the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata, or to formally declare its independence from Spain as a wholly independent state. Sucre opted to create a brand new state and on 6 August 1825, with local support, named it in honor of Simón Bolívar.
   It is during this period that the term "Republic of Venezuela" is officially used by Simón Bolívar's government. During the first republic, upon which Bolívar rested the legitimacy of his actions, the government referred to the Venezuelan state as either the "American Confederation of Venezuela" or the "United Provinces of Venezuela" in the Declaration of Independence (both terms are used interchangeably), or as the "United States of Venezuela" (a term used interchangeably with "the Confederation") in the Constitution of 1811.
  
  Section::::Third Republic of Venezuela.
   BULLET::::- United States of Central America (informal name), or the United Provinces of Central America and the Federal Republic of Central America
  
  BULLET::::- United States of Colombia, name held by Colombia between 1863 and 1886
  
  BULLET::::- United States of Indonesia, name of the country from 1949 to 1950
  
  BULLET::::- United States of the Ionian Islands, former British protectorate from 1815 to 1864
  
  BULLET::::- United State of Saurashtra, an Indian state between 1948 and 1956
  
  BULLET::::- United States of Stellaland, a short-lived political union of Goshen and Stellaland proper in southern Africa
   BULLET::::- Bolívar, the capital of Bolívar District
  
  BULLET::::- Bolívar Province, in La Libertad Region
  
  BULLET::::- In the United States:
  
  BULLET::::- Bolivar, Alabama
  
  BULLET::::- Bolivar, Georgia
  
  BULLET::::- Bolivar, Indiana
  
  BULLET::::- Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana
  
  BULLET::::- Bolivar County, Mississippi
  
  BULLET::::- Bolivar, Missouri with their high school namesake "The Liberator"
  
  BULLET::::- Bolivar (town), New York
  
  BULLET::::- Bolivar (village), New York
  
  BULLET::::- Bolivar, Ohio
  
  BULLET::::- Mount Bolivar, Oregon
  
  BULLET::::- Bolivar, Tennessee
  
  BULLET::::- Bolivar, Texas
  
  BULLET::::- The Bolivar Peninsula in Galveston County, southern Texas
  
  BULLET::::- Bolivar, West Virginia
  
  BULLET::::- In Uruguay:
  
  BULLET::::- Bolívar, Montevideo, Uruguay
  
  BULLET::::- Bolívar, Uruguay
  
  BULLET::::- In Venezuela:
   The original name was Republic of Bolívar. Some days later, congressman Manuel Martín Cruz proposed: "If from Romulus comes Rome, then from Bolívar comes Bolivia" (). The name was approved by the Republic on 3 October 1825. In 2009, a new constitution changed the country's official name to "Plurinational State of Bolivia" in recognition of the multi-ethnic nature of the country and the enhanced position of Bolivia's indigenous peoples under the new constitution.
  
  Section::::History.
  
  Section::::History.:Pre-colonial.
   In Uruguay, the inhabitants of the city of San José de Mayo were called "maragatos", perhaps because their first inhabitants were descendants of the Spanish maragatos, who were responsible for bringing to the region of the River Plate the custom of the "bombacha".
   BULLET::::- 1975 Suriname obtains independence
  
  "Brazil–Uruguay
  
  BULLET::::- 1825 Uruguay declares independence
  
  BULLET::::- 1828 Uruguay's independence is accepted by Brazil
  
  "Brazil–Venezuela
  
  BULLET::::- 1777 First Treaty of San Ildefonso is signed designating the border between Spain and Portugal
  
  BULLET::::- 1819 Gran Colombia becomes independent
  
  BULLET::::- 1822 Brazilian becomes independent
  
  BULLET::::- 1830 Venezuela becomes independent
  
  "Colombia–Ecuador
  
  BULLET::::- 1830 Ecuador becomes independent from Colombia
  
  BULLET::::- 1916 Final border treaty
  
  "Colombia–Panama
  
  BULLET::::- 1903 Panama becomes independent from Colombia
  
  "Colombia–Peru
  
  BULLET::::- 1922 Border agreement between Colombia and Peru, territory disputed with Ecuador
  
  BULLET::::- 1942 Ecuador loses a war versus Peru
  
  "Colombia–Venezuela
   BULLET::::- United States of the Ionian Islands – United States of the Ionian Islands
  
  BULLET::::- – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:V.
  
  BULLET::::- – Republic of Venezuela
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:W.
  
  BULLET::::- Waldeck-Pyrmont – Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  
  BULLET::::- Welayta – Kingdom of Welayta
  
  BULLET::::- Württemberg – Kingdom of Württemberg
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:Z.
  
  BULLET::::- Zululand – Kingdom of the Zulus br
  
  Section::::States claiming sovereignty.
  
  BULLET::::- Aceh – Sultanate of Aceh
  
  BULLET::::- Goust – Republic of Goust
  
  BULLET::::- Riograndense Republic
  
  BULLET::::- Rio Grande – Republic of the Rio Grande
  
  BULLET::::- Tavolara – Kingdom of Tavolara
  
  BULLET::::- – Republic of Texas
   Through a decree it was determined that the new state in Upper Peru would carry the name of República Bolívar, in honor of the liberator, who was designated as "Father of the Republic and Supreme Chief of State". Bolívar thanked them for these honors, but declined the presidency of the Republic, a duty he gave instead to the victor of Ayacucho, Grand Marshal Sucre, who would later be sworn in the same day as the first President of Bolivia. After some time, the subject of the name of the Young nation arose again, and a Potosian deputy named Manuel Martín Cruz offered a solution, suggesting that in the same manner which from Romulus comes Rome, from Bolívar ought to come the new nation of Bolivia.
   BULLET::::- Federated Peoples' Republic: a nation hostile toward the Kingdom of Bahkan in the "" TV episode "Fool's Gold". Possibly the same as the Federated People's Republic: from the "" TV episode "Time Bomb".
  
  BULLET::::- Filemonia: one of the countries resulting of the 1991 collapse of USSR as told in Mortadelo y Filemón: El 35 Aniversario
  
  BULLET::::- Findas: country sunk under the waves in "The Book of Conquests" by Jim Fitzpatrick
  
  BULLET::::- Forest Kingdom: from Simon Green's "Blue Moon Rising". Ruled by King John.
  
  BULLET::::- Freiland: from "Freiland" by Theodor Hertzka
   BULLET::::- – Kingdom of Tahiti
  
  BULLET::::- Tonga – Tu'i Tonga
  
  BULLET::::- Toro – Toro Kingdom
  
  BULLET::::- Tuscany – Grand Duchy of Tuscany
  
  BULLET::::- – Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:U.
  
  BULLET::::- – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  
  BULLET::::- – United States of America
  
  BULLET::::- United States of the Ionian Islands – United States of the Ionian Islands
  
  BULLET::::- – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:V.
  
  BULLET::::- – Republic of Venezuela
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:W.
  
  BULLET::::- Waldeck-Pyrmont – Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  
  BULLET::::- Welayta – Kingdom of Welayta
  
  BULLET::::- – Kingdom of Württemberg
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:Z.
   BULLET::::- – Kingdom of Tahiti
  
  BULLET::::- Tonga – Tu'i Tonga
  
  BULLET::::- Toro – Toro Kingdom
  
  BULLET::::- Tuscany – Grand Duchy of Tuscany
  
  BULLET::::- – Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:U.
  
  BULLET::::- – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  
  BULLET::::- – United States of America
  
  BULLET::::- United States of the Ionian Islands – United States of the Ionian Islands
  
  BULLET::::- – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:V.
  
  BULLET::::- – Republic of Venezuela
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:W.
  
  BULLET::::- Waldeck-Pyrmont – Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  
  BULLET::::- Welayta – Kingdom of Welayta
  
  BULLET::::- – Kingdom of Württemberg
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:Z.
   State of Venezuela
  
  State of Venezuela was the official name of Venezuela adopted by the constitution of 1830, during the government of Jose Antonio Páez. The name was maintained until 1856 when in the constitution promulgated in that year it changes the official name of the country to "Republic of Venezuela". In the Constitution of 1864, the "United States of Venezuela" was established.
  
  Section::::History.
  
  Section::::History.:Páez government.
  
  Páez ruled either as president or as the man-behind-the-throne from 1830 to 1846; and later, from 1860 to 1863, as dictator.
   The 1953 constitution included a transitional provision to change the official name from ("United States of Venezuela") to ("Republic of Venezuela"). The next constitution, of 1961, confirmed the new name.. Venezuela is currently, under the new Constitution of 1999, officially known as the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (),
  
  Section::::Geography.
  
  Section::::Geography.:Borders.
  
  The 1864 constitution established the borders of the United States of Venezuela to be the same of those of the 1810 Captaincy General of Venezuela. This statement has been preserved throughout subsequent constitutions.
   BULLET::::- Tuscany – Grand Duchy of Tuscany
  
  BULLET::::- – Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:U.
  
  BULLET::::- – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  
  BULLET::::- – United States of America
  
  BULLET::::- Unyanyembe – Kingdom of Unyanyembe
  
  BULLET::::- Upper Asir – Sheikhdom of Upper Asir
  
  BULLET::::- Upper Aulaqi – Upper Aulaqi Sheikhdom
  
  BULLET::::- Upper Aulaqi – Upper Aulaqi Sultanate
  
  BULLET::::- Upper Yafa – State of Upper Yafa
  
  BULLET::::- – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
  
  BULLET::::- Utrecht – Utrecht Republic
  
  BULLET::::- Uvea - Kingdom of ʻUvea
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:V.
  
  BULLET::::- – Republic of Venezuela
  
  BULLET::::- Voungara – Voungara-Zande Kingdom
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:W.
   South African Republic Transvaal
  
  BULLET::::- – Kingdom of Spain
  
  BULLET::::- Sulu – Sultanate of Sulu
  
  BULLET::::- – Kingdom of Sweden (in personal union with Norway)
  
  BULLET::::- – Swiss Confederation
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:T.
  
  BULLET::::- Tahiti – Kingdom of Tahiti
  
  BULLET::::- Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga
  
  BULLET::::- Toro – Toro Kingdom
  
  BULLET::::- Toucouleur – Toucouleur Empire
  
  BULLET::::- – South African Republic
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:U.
  
  BULLET::::- – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  
  BULLET::::- → – United States of America
  
  BULLET::::- – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:V.
  
  BULLET::::- – United States of Venezuela
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:W.
  
  BULLET::::- Waldeck-Pyrmont – Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
   Section::::In popular culture.
  
  The Republic of Acre forms the background to Márcio Souza's 1976 novel "Galvez – Imperador do Acre".
  
  Section::::See also.
  
  BULLET::::- Acre (state)
  
  Section::::References.
  
  BULLET::::- "New Republic Founded: The Evolution of a South American No Man's Land," "Philadelphia Inquirer", Nov 12, 1899, p 7
  
  BULLET::::- "Acre Seeks Recognition: New South American Republic Sends a Minister to This Country," "New York Times," Nov 24, 1900, p 1
  
  BULLET::::- "Acre and Its Rubber: Cause of the Establishment of the New Republic," "New York Times," Nov 25, 1900, p 12
   BULLET::::- Sulu – Sultanate of Sulu
  
  BULLET::::- – Kingdom of Sweden (in personal union with Norway)
  
  BULLET::::- – Swiss Confederation
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:T.
  
  BULLET::::- Tahiti – Kingdom of Tahiti
  
  BULLET::::- Tonga – Tu'i Tonga
  
  BULLET::::- Toro – Toro Kingdom
  
  BULLET::::- Toucouleur – Toucouleur Empire
  
  BULLET::::- → – Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:U.
  
  BULLET::::- – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  
  BULLET::::- → → → → – United States of America
  
  BULLET::::- United States of the Ionian Islands – United States of the Ionian Islands
  
  BULLET::::- – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:V.
  
  BULLET::::- Republic of Venezuela
   BULLET::::- 1830 Venezuela becomes independent from Colombia
  
  "Ecuador–Peru
  
  BULLET::::- Quito–Iquitos
  
  BULLET::::- 1942 After the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War, disputed
  
  BULLET::::- Cuenca–Sullana
  
  BULLET::::- 1830 Ecuador becomes independent, disputed
  
  "France–Suriname
  
  BULLET::::- 17th century, border between France and the Netherlands.
  
  BULLET::::- 1975 Surinamese independence.
  
  "Guyana–Suriname
  
  BULLET::::- Georgetown–Paramaribo
  
  BULLET::::- 1966 Guyana becomes independent, border between Guyana and the Netherlands
  
  BULLET::::- 1975 Suriname becomes independent
  
  BULLET::::- Joli–Majoli
  
  BULLET::::- 1966 Guyana becomes independent, border between Guyana and the Netherlands
  
  BULLET::::- 1975 Suriname becomes independent, disputed
  
  "Guyana–Venezuela
  
  BULLET::::- 1899 Border settled between Venezuela and the British Empire
  
  BULLET::::- 1966 Guyana becomes independent, border disputed
   BULLET::::- Texas, 1845, previously the Republic of Texas
  
  BULLET::::- Vermont, 1791, previously the Vermont Republic (also known as the New Hampshire Grants and claimed by New York)
  
  BULLET::::- West Virginia, 1863, from Virginia (Trans-Allegheny region counties) during the Civil War
   BULLET::::- Tonga – Tu'i Tonga
  
  BULLET::::- Toro – Toro Kingdom
  
  BULLET::::- Toucouleur – Toucouleur Empire
  
  BULLET::::- Tuscany – Grand Duchy of Tuscany
  
  BULLET::::- – Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:U.
  
  BULLET::::- – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  
  BULLET::::- – United States of America
  
  BULLET::::- United States of the Ionian Islands – United States of the Ionian Islands
  
  BULLET::::- – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:V.
  
  BULLET::::- – Republic of Venezuela
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:W.
  
  BULLET::::- Waldeck-Pyrmont – Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  
  BULLET::::- Welayta – Kingdom of Welayta
  
  BULLET::::- – Kingdom of Württemberg
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:Z.
   BULLET::::- Toro – Toro Kingdom
  
  BULLET::::- Toucouleur – Toucouleur Empire
  
  BULLET::::- Tuscany – Grand Duchy of Tuscany
  
  BULLET::::- Two Sicilies – Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:U.
  
  BULLET::::- – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  
  BULLET::::- – United States of America
  
  BULLET::::- United States of the Ionian Islands – United States of the Ionian Islands
  
  BULLET::::- – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:V.
  
  BULLET::::- – Republic of Venezuela
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:W.
  
  BULLET::::- Waldeck-Pyrmont – Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  
  BULLET::::- Welayta – Kingdom of Welayta
  
  BULLET::::- Württemberg – Kingdom of Württemberg
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:Z.
   BULLET::::- Russian Republic (from September 14 to November 7, 1917)
  
  BULLET::::- Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (from November 7, 1917)
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:S.
  
  BULLET::::- – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
  
  BULLET::::- – Kingdom of Serbia
  
  BULLET::::- → Siam – Kingdom of Siam
  
  BULLET::::- Spain – Kingdom of Spain
  
  BULLET::::- – Kingdom of Sweden
  
  BULLET::::- – Swiss Confederation
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:V.
  
  BULLET::::- – United States of Venezuela
  
  Section::::Non-sovereign territories.
  
  Ceased to exist on May 31, 1910, when it was annexed into South Africa. Colony of the United Kingdom.
  
  Founded on May 31, 1910. Colony of the United Kingdom.
  
  Section::::Other states.
   BULLET::::- – Kingdom of Tahiti
  
  BULLET::::- Tonga – Tu'i Tonga
  
  BULLET::::- Toro – Toro Kingdom
  
  BULLET::::- Tuscany – Grand Duchy of Tuscany
  
  BULLET::::- – Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:U.
  
  BULLET::::- – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  
  BULLET::::- – United States of America
  
  BULLET::::- United States of the Ionian Islands – United States of the Ionian Islands
  
  BULLET::::- – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:V.
  
  BULLET::::- – Republic of Venezuela
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:W.
  
  BULLET::::- Waldeck-Pyrmont – Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  
  BULLET::::- Welayta – Kingdom of Welayta
  
  BULLET::::- – Kingdom of Württemberg
  
  Section::::Sovereign states.:Z.
   Section::::Lyrics in English Language.
  
  "Chorus"
  
  With aureous burins your great exploitsbr
  
  the history in its pomps engraved forever;br
  
  your soil is center of enormous riches,br
  
  your sky, the most beautiful that the sun has illuminated!
  
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  Gentle amazona with a smiling face,br
  
  valiant you show yourself over a high rock;br
  
  the laurels encircle your olympic foreheadbr
  
  and the wind hoists your graceful pennant!
  
  II br
  
  To the tragic encounter of hirsute lions,br
  
  your eagles went in a triumphal march;br
  
  and the sun at San Félix shone in your escutcheons!,br
  
  and your name was inmortal henceforth!
  
  III br
  