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Botswana

North-WestCentralNorth-EastKgatlengSouth-EastSouthernKgalagadiGhanziKwenengGaboroneJwanengFrancistownLobatseSelebi-PhikweSowaNorth-WestCentralNorth-EastKgatlengSouth-EastSouthernKgalagadiGhanziKwenengGaboroneJwanengFrancistownLobatseSelebi-PhikweSowaNamibiaZimbabweAngola
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Profile

Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

In the early 1800s, multiple political entities in what is now Botswana were destabilized or destroyed by a series of conflicts and population movements in southern Africa. By the end of this period, the Tswana ethnic group, who also live across the border in South Africa, had become the most prominent group in the area. In 1852, Tswana forces halted the expansion of white Afrikaner settlers who were seeking to expand their territory northwards into what is now Botswana. In 1885, Great Britain claimed territory that roughly corresponds with modern day Botswana as a protectorate called Bechuanaland.

Capital
Gaborone
Government
parliamentary republic
Population
2,521,534
Area
581,730 sq km
Location
Southern Africa, north of South Africa
Climate
semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
Natural resources
diamonds; copper; nickel; salt; soda ash; potash…
Languages
Setswana 77.3%; Sekalanga 7.4%; Shekgalagadi 3.4%; English (official) 2.8%…
Religions
Christian 79.1%; Badimo 4.1%; other 1.4% (includes Baha'i; Hindu…
Independence
30 September 1966 (from the UK)
Administrative divisions
10 districts and 6 town councils*; Central, Chobe, Francistown*, Gaborone*, Ghanzi, Jwaneng*, Kgalagadi, Kgatleng, Kwene…
Currency
pulas (BWP)
Export partners
UAE 27%; India 17%; Belgium 16%; South Africa 8%…
Import partners
South Africa 65%; Namibia 8%; Canada 5%; China 3%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

15 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
North-WestDistrictBW-NW
CentralDistrictBW-CE
North-EastDistrictBW-NE
KgatlengDistrictBW-KL
South-EastDistrictBW-SE
SouthernDistrictBW-SO
KgalagadiDistrictBW-KG
GhanziDistrictBW-GH
KwenengDistrictBW-KW
GaboroneCityBW-GA
JwanengTownBW-JW
FrancistownCityBW-FR
LobatseTownBW-LO
Selebi-PhikweTownBW-SP
SowaTownshipBW-ST

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Currency
pulas (BWP)
Languages
Setswana 77.3%; Sekalanga 7.4%; Shekgalagadi 3.4%; English (official) 2.8%…
Government
parliamentary republic
Climate
semiarid; warm winters and hot summers

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