Bolivia — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Bolivia: capital Sucre, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Bolivia is in South America. Its capital is Sucre.

Climate

Varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semi-arid; distinct wet and dry seasons

Rugged Andes Mountains with the Altiplano (high plateau); eastern lowland plains of the Amazon basin

Bolivia has the world's largest salt flat, Salar de Uyuni.

Bolivia has two capitals: Sucre (constitutional) and La Paz (administrative seat of government).

Bolivia holds over half the world's lithium reserves beneath the Salar de Uyuni.

1538: Spanish conquest of the region; founding of La Plata (now Sucre)

1545: Silver discovered at Cerro Rico in Potosí, becoming one of the richest mines in history

1825: Bolivia gains independence, named after Simón Bolívar

1879: War of the Pacific; Bolivia loses access to the sea to Chile

1952: Bolivian National Revolution brings land reform and universal suffrage

2006: Evo Morales becomes the first indigenous president of Bolivia