Republic of Botswana
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Motto: "Pula!" (Tswana)
"Rain" |
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 Location of Botswana (dark blue) in the African Union (light blue) |
Capital
and largest city | Gaborone
24°39.5′S25°54.5′E / 24.6583°S 25.9083°E / -24.6583; 25.9083 |
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| Official languages | English • Setswana |
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| Government | Unitarydominant-party[3][4][5]parliamentaryconstitutional republic[6] |
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| Mokgweetsi Masisi[7] |
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| Slumber Tsogwane |
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| Phandu Skelemani |
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| Terence Rannowane |
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| Legislature | National Assembly |
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| Independence |
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| 30 September 1966 |
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| Area |
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• Total | 581,730 km2 (224,610 sq mi)[8] (47th) |
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• Water (%) | 2.7 |
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| Population |
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• 2018 estimate | 2,254,068[9][10] (145th) |
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• 2011 census | 2,024,904 |
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• Density | 3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi) (231st) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
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• Total | $44.3 billion[11] |
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• Per capita | $18,654[11] |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
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• Total | $19.651 billion[11] |
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• Per capita | $8,263[11] |
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| Gini (2015) |  53.3[12]
high |
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| HDI (2018) |  0.728[13]
high · 94th |
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| Currency | Botswana pula (BWP) |
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| Time zone | Central Africa Time (GMT+2)[14] |
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| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
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| Driving side | left |
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| Calling code | +267 |
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| ISO 3166 code | BW |
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| Internet TLD | .bw |
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