Botswana Country Info - Africa

Description and Basic Information

Botswana with its capital Gaborone is located in Africa (Southern Africa, north of South Africa). It covers some 600,371 square kilometres (slightly smaller than Texas) with 1,842,000 citizens. English and Tswana are the the languages commonly used by the people in Botswana. Zimbabwe, South Africa and Namibia are bordering countries.

Botswana is a land-locked country located in Southern Africa. Botswana is famous for its wildlife areas like the Chobe National Park, Moremi National Park in the Okavango Delta or the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. The bulk of the Kalahari desert falls within Botswana's borders and Botswana is home to most of the world's San (bushman) population. People in Botswana are very friendly and the crime rate is low. There isn't much to worry about on this front. The northern part of Botswana, including Chobe National Park and the Okavango Delta is in a malaria zone, so it is advisable to take the relevant precautions. Seek medical advice before travelling to these areas.

Pictures from Capital (Gaborone)

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About Botswana

The landscape features predominantly flat to gently rolling tableland and Kalahari Desert in southwest. The average density of population is about 3 per km². The climate in Botswana can be described as semiarid with warm winters and hot summers. Potential threats by nature are periodic droughts or seasonal August winds blow from the west, carrying sand and dust across the country, which can obscure visibility.

To reach someone in Botswana dial +267 prior to a number. There are 144,200 installed telephones. And there are 1,874,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".bw". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 50Hz. The following list are the 9 regions/states in Botswana we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Motswana population grew at a rate of 1.84% (or by 37,400 citizens). With 18,304 deaths and 45,741 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 1.35%. 9,964 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Botswana: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.