| COUNTRY FACTS: BOTSWANA | |
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| Name(official): | Republic of Botswana |
| Name(short): | Botswana |
| Capital City: | Gaborone |
| Location: | Southern Africa |
| Coordinate: | 22 00 S, 24 00 E |
| Independence: | (from Britain) September 30th, 1966. |
| President: |
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| Type of Government: | Parliamentary Republic |
| Total Area: | 600 370sq.km. |
| Population: | 1 639 833 (July 2006 est.) |
| People: | Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and white 7%. |
| Religion: | christians71.6% Badimo65, other1.4%, unspecified0.4%, none20.6% (2001 census) |
| Languages: | Setwana, Kalanga, Sekgalagadi and English are the official languages. Other indigenous languages are also spoken. ((2001 census) |
| Literacy: | 79.8%total, 76.9%male, 82.4%female (2003 est.) |
| Currency: | pula (1pula= 100thebe) |
| GDP(per capita): | $10 500 (2005 est.) |
| Arable Land: | 0.65% (2005 est.) |
| Agriculture: | Livestock, sorghum, maize, millet, beans, sunflower, groundnuts. |
| Natural resources: | copper, coal, diamond, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, silver, iron, ore |
| Embassy in Japan: | Embassy of Botswana Chancery: Kearny Place Shiba, 6F, 4-5-10, Shiba, Minato-ku. Post Code: 108-0014 Tel. 03-5440-5676 Embassy of Botswana |
| General Info: | |
| International Phone Code: | +267 |
ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT
- International Financial Services Centre
- The Botswana Export Development and Investment Agency
- Tourism:
- Okavango Delta (a world Heritage site)
- Chobe national park
- Kalahari Desert
- The Tuli Block
- Moremi Game Reserve
- Botswana Tourist Board
MAJOR CITIES
Francistown, Gaborone(the capital), Ghanzi, Lobatse, Molepolole, Selebi, Phikwe, Maun (a village said to be the tourist capital).
NEWS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
Botswana is governed from 9 districts and 5 towncouncils namely:
Districts: Central, Ghanzi, Kgalagadi, Kgatleng, Kweneng, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southern.
Towncouncils:Franscistown, Gaborone, Jwaneng, Lobatse, Selebi-Pikwe.