Bolivia
Name : Named after Simon Bolivar Location : Central South America, southwest of Brazil Area : Over 1,000,000 sq km, 28th in the world Slightly less than three times the size of Montana (what a horrible comparison...) Coast : One of only two landlocked countries in South America (thanks, Social Studies!) Population : Over 10 million, 83rd in the world Capital : La Paz, highest capital in the world Religion : 95% Roman Catholic Conventional Long Form of Name : Plurinational State of Bolivia Diplomacy : In 2008, both the US and Bolivia expelled the ambassador to the other country. These positions remain vacant. Airports : 881, 8th in the world Drugs : World's third-largest cultivator of coca; 3rd largest producer of cocaine Source: CIA World Factbook From the beginning, Bolivia was a country I was looking forward to. And no, not because of a Jeopardy question this time. Now, we're back to grade school an...