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Botswana

Introduction

Capital: Gaborone

Population

Total Population: 2,029,307
Annual Growth Rate: 1.5%
Density: 3 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population: 59.6%
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: 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*: 0.664/1
HDI (World Rank): 126th/177

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.


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16°

Low: 13°  |  High: 31°

Humidity: 59%  |  Wind: 16 km/h
Sunrise: 6:19 am  |  Sunset: 6:08 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 20052006200720082009
Imports of Goods (millions USD) 3,1613,0864,0675,2124,850
Exports of Goods (millions USD) 4,4254,5295,1744,8873,590
Imports of Services (millions USD) 8408341,1931,3481,178
Exports of Services (millions USD) 844771559878900

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization

 

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