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COUNTRY FACTS: BOTSWANA
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:
  • Ian Khama (President since 1st April 2008)
  • Mompati Merafhe (V.P.)
  • Festus G. Mogae (1 April 1998 to 1 April 2008)
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

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.

GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS

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