Botswana
Position: Southern Africa
Position: Southern Africa
| International name: | Botswana |
| Local name: | Botswana |
| AREA ................................................ | 600.370 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 1.561.973 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 2,6 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Gaborone |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census) |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Pula (BWP) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 9945 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,454 (121th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Limpopo/Shashe Rivers 513 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Tsodilo Hills 1489 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 30 September 1966 (from UK) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .bw |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +267 |
Southern Africa country
| Gaborone | 02/05/2024 | 18:24 | ( GMT+2 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook