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Introduction to Botswana
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Botswana is one of the few remaining destinations in Africa that still provides a good sense of the adventure of safari. Its expansive game parks and preserves, while offering wildlife as diverse and abundant as that found anywhere else, are still largely undeveloped and untamed.
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Botswana lies immediately to the north of South Africa. It is bordered on the north and west by Nam ...
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Botswana
Capital : Gaborone
Major Language(s) : Tswana, English
Largest City : Gaborone
Date of UN Membership : 17 Oct. 1966
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 182
Latitude/Longitude (at largest city) : 24°45'S 25°55'E
Currency : pula
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 4944
Area (km2) : 581730
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 1597
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 3
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 3209
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Population 1999 (millions) ................................ 1,576,000
GNP per capita 1997 (Atlas method, US$)........... 3,310
GNP 1997 (Atlas method, US$ billions)................ 5.1
Unemployment...................................................................20-40%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 2.6
Labor force (%) ....... 2.6
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Republic of Botswana. Formerly Bechuanaland. 1,561,973. National or official languages: English, Tswana. 220,000 sq. miles. Capital: Gaborone. Literacy rate: 68.9% over 15 years old in Tswana (1997 Central Statistics Office), 25% to 30% in English. Also includes Bemba, Hindi, Lozi (2,000), Northe ...
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he Republic of Botswana is situated in Southern Africa, nestled between South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
The country is democratically ruled, boasts a growing economy and a stable political environment. Botswana has some of Africa's last great wildernesses including the famous Okavango Swamps and the Kalahari desert.
Botswana is the largest exporter of gemston ...
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STATUSRepublic
AREA600,732 sq km
CAPITALGaborone
POPULATION1,291,000
LANGUAGESEnglish, Tswana
RELIGIONSTraditional
CURRENCYPula
MAIN PRODUCTSDiamonds, Copper-Nickel matte, Meat and meat products
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