Why in the news?

  • Bolivians on Sunday elected a pro-business center-right senator as their new president, ending two decades of socialist rule that left the South American nation deep in economic crisis.

Bolivia

  • Location: Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America.
  • Capital:
    • Legal Capital: Sucre
    • Official Capital: La Paz
  • Border Countries: Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, and Peru.
  • Geography:
    • Bolivia is part of the Amazon rainforest countries.
    • Bolivia is part of the lithium triangle countries.
    • Andes Mountains pass through Bolivia.