Botswana: Introduction

Capital: Gaborone

Population

Total Population: 2,006,945

Annual Growth Rate: 1.3%

Density: 4 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 61.1%

Ethnic Origins: Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and White 7%.

Official Language: English

Other Languages Spoken: Setswana, Kalanga, Sekgalagadi.

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, Others 1.8%, None 20.6%.

Literacy Rate: 81.2%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Gabarone

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Botswanan Pula (BWP)

Country Overview

Area: 581,730 km²

Type of State: Democratic Republic.

Type of Economy: Upper-middle-income economy.
One of the world's highest growth rates for 10 years thanks especially to the exploitation of its diamond mines.

HDI*: 0.633/1

HDI (World Rank): 98/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

31°

Low: 21° | High: 33°

Humidity: 40% | Wind: 31 km/h
Sunrise: 5:54 am | Sunset: 7:04 pm

Gaborone, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Botswana, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Botswana, Dial +267

Internet Suffix: .bw

Telephone Lines: 7.4 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 4.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 39% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Imports of Goods (million USD)	3,086	4,067	5,211	4,728	5,657
Exports of Goods (million USD)	4,529	5,174	4,951	3,456	4,693
Imports of Services (million USD)	834	1,026	1,121	1,040	-
Exports of Services (million USD)	771	836	918	842	-

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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