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The President of Bolivia, Luis Alberto Arce Catacora, has extended heartfelt thanks to the Indian Government for its generous donation of Measles and Rubella vaccines.

About Bolivia

• Official Name: Plurinational State of Bolivia 
• Location: Landlocked country in western-central South America 
• Name Origin: Named after independence leader Simon Bolivar 
• Currency: Bolivian Boliviano 
• Geography 
  • Lies in the Andes Mountains with highland plateaus and lowland plains in the Amazon basin 
  • One-third of the territory lies within the Andean range 
  • Shares Lake Titicaca, the world’s highest navigable lake (12,500 feet above sea level), with Peru
    
• Borders: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Peru 
• Capital Cities 
  • Sucre: Constitutional capital 
  • La Paz: Seat of government and executive capital 

Map of Bolivia