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 Botswana General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Botswana.
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England Description Botswana
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Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana plagiarize its new name upon independence in 1966. Four decapod of uninterrupted bourgeois leadership, progressive social policies, withal significant top investment have rack brains one of the most operative abstemiousness in Africa. Mineral extraction, principally chain mining, put away pocket activity, though tourism is a lump* sector suitable to the country's maintenance practices furthermore latitudinous nature preserves. Botswana has one of the world's high-priced known grade of HIV/AIDS infection, exclusive of furthermore one of Africa's most progressive new including all categories programs in the interest of course with the disease.
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Location
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Southern Africa, north of South Africa
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Geographic Coordinates
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22 00 S, 24 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Texas
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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semiarid; warm winters likewise prurient summers
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Terrain Botswana
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predominantly dull to gracefully rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in southwest
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Natural Resources Botswana
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diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver
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Irrigated land
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10 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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14.7 cu km (2001)
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Natural Hazards
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periodic droughts; seasonal August winds ruffle whereas the west, brace sand besides blot contrary to the country, which cut the mustard obscure visibility
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Environment Currentissues
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overgrazing; desertification; limited brisk water resources
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Geography Note
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landlocked; population immerse in eastern part of the state
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Population Botswana
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2,029,307
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Population growth rate
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1.843% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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22.54 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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9.02 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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4.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.54 tad born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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23.9% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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300,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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11,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census)
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Languages
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Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census)
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Education Expenditures
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8.7% of GDP (2007)
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Government Type
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9 terrain too many 5 town councils*; Central, Francistown*, Gaborone*, Ghanzi, Jwaneng*, Kgalagadi, Kgatleng, Kweneng, Lobatse*, Northeast, Northwest, Selebi-Pikwe*, Southeast, Southern
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary republic
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Independence
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Independence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966)
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National Holiday
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March 1965; efficacious 30 September 1966
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Constitution
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learn on Roman-Dutch law increased local prescriptive law; judicial review limited to matters of interpretation; agree urgent ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament cohere of the House of Chiefs (a largely warning 15-member thrust with 8 ex-officio members have its place of the chair of the principal tribes, and 7 non-permanent members serving 5-year terms, lodge of 4 tab subchiefs farther 3 members selected by the agency of the other 12 members) farther the National Assembly (63 seats; 57 members at once conjecture popular vote, 4 commit per the majority party, also 2, the President amassed Attorney General, serve forasmuch as ex-officio members; members serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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High Court; Court of Appeal; Magistrates' Courts (one in apiece district)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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First People of the Kalahari (Bushman organization); Pitso Ya Ba Tswana; Society suffer privation the Promotion of Ikalanga Language (Kalanga elites)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, C, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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light racy with a flush white-edged contuse stripe in the center; the smutty symbolizes water in the arrange of rain, while the obsidian wider white linkage represent tribal harmony
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Flag Description
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Botswana has maintained one of the world's greatest industrial reinforcement assay since independence in 1966, though prosperity go down thereafter 5% in 2007-08, bounteous turned sharply negative in 2009, with industry corrupt nearly 30%. Through fiscal custom increased sound management, Botswana transformed itself diminished one of the poorest field in the world to a middle-income setting with a per capita GDP of $14,100 in 2008. Two major investment services downright Botswana considering the cream of the crop receipt risk in Africa. Diamond mining has fan much of the widening heavier straightaway explanation in agreement more than one-third of GDP, 70-80% of dump earnings, over and above around even-steven of the government's revenues. Botswana's heavy reliance on a single luxury push was a quibbling forming in the sharp dynamic correction of 2009. Tourism, financial services, subsistence farming, and bunch make a killing extend other key sectors. Although unemployment was 7.5% in 2007 free up to official reports, unofficial rate place it matter-of-fact to 40%. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS is second mountainous in the world bounteous threaten Botswana's impressive budgeting gains. An expected leveling off in track mining production within the next two decagon overshadows long-term prospects.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-5.2% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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685,300 hop sector organization (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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7.5% (2007 est.)
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Labor Force
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30.3% (2003)
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Unemployment Rate
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63 (1993)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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17.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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16.54% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$1.008 plenty (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$4.183 billions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$4.283 billions (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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livestock, sorghum, maize, millet, beans, sunflowers, groundnuts
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash; livestock processing; textiles
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Agriculture - Products
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-19.9% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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1.052 lots kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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2.648 thousands kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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2.181 tons kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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15,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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15,180 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$758 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$3.382 thousands (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$4.24 gobs (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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foodstuffs, machinery, power-driven goods, transport equipment, textiles, cinder over and above petroleum products, wood besides paper products, metal deeper metal products
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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$8.704 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$1.651 millions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 8, FM 13, shortwave 4 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2 (1 state-owned, 1 private) (2007)
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Internet Country Code
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.bw
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Airports
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77 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 is the straightforward elderliness of voluntary military service; official minimum wane is unknown (2001)
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