VERBACARD GEOGRAPHY — AFRICA
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BOTSWANA
Republic of Botswana
BW · BWA
INDEPENDENT 1966
WORLD'S LARGEST DIAMOND PRODUCER BY VALUE
POPULATION
2.5M
AREA
581,730 km²
CAPITAL
Gaborone
CURRENCY
BWP
GDP / CAPITA
$7,700
TERRITORY
HIGHEST POINT
Otse Hill, 1,489 m
LOWEST POINT
Junction of Limpopo/Shashe rivers, 513 m
COASTLINE
Landlocked, 0 km
LAND BORDERS
4,347 km, 4 countries
TERRAIN
Predominantly flat to gently rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert covers up to 70% of the land area.
POSITION
CAPITAL COORDINATES
24.66°S, 25.91°E
TIME ZONE
CAT, UTC+2 — no daylight saving
NEIGHBORS
Namibia
Zambia
Zimbabwe
South Africa
GOVERNMENT & SOCIETY
GOVERNMENT
Parliamentary republic
RELIGION
Christianity, ~79%
LIFE EXPECTANCY
61 years
HDI
0.693 — High (rank 101)
LANGUAGES
EnglishOFFICIAL
SetswanaNATIONAL
ECONOMY
KEY INDUSTRIES
Diamond mining
Copper and nickel mining
Textiles
Tourism
TOP EXPORTS
Diamonds
Copper
Nickel
Beef
TOP IMPORTS
Machinery
Vehicles
Fuel
Foodstuffs
LAND USE
Agricultural, 46%
Forest, 19%
Other / Kalahari, 35%
POPULATION, 1970–2024
0.6M
1970
0.9M
1980
1.3M
1990
1.7M
2000
2.0M
2010
2.3M
2020
2.5M
2024
SOURCES: WORLD BANK · CIA WORLD FACTBOOK · NATURAL EARTH · ISO 4217
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