Transnational Issues Bhutan
Disputes - international:
approximately 104,000 Bhutanese refugees live in Nepal, 90% of whom
reside in seven UN Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees
camps; Bhutan cooperates with India to expel Indian separatists
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@Bolivia
Introduction Bolivia
Background:
Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away
from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has
consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups.
Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1982, but
leaders have faced difficult problems of deep-seated poverty, social
unrest, and illegal drug production. Current goals include
attracting foreign investment, strengthening the educational system,
resolving disputes with coca growers over Bolivia's counterdrug
efforts, and waging an anticorruption campaign.
Geography Bolivia
Location:
Central South America, southwest of Brazil
Geographic coordinates:
17 00 S, 65 00 W