Botswana

Republic of Botswana Lefatshe la Botswana  (Tswana)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Pula!" (Tswana) "Rain"
Anthem: Fatshe leno la rona  (Tswana) Blessed Be Our Noble Land
Location of  Botswana  (dark green)
Capital and largest city	Gaborone 24°39.5′S 25°54.5′E / 24.6583°S 25.9083°E / -24.6583; 25.9083
Official languages	English
Recognised national languages	Setswana
Ethnic groups (2012 est.)	79% Tswana 11% Kalanga 3% San 7% Others
Religion	73% Christianity —66% Protestantism —7% Other Christian 20% No religion 6% Traditional faiths 1% Others
Demonym(s)	Batswana (plural) Motswana (singular)
Government	Unitary dominant-party[1][2][3] parliamentary constitutional republic[4]
• President	Duma Boko
• Vice-President	Ndaba Gaolatlhe
• National Assembly Speaker	Phandu Skelemani
• Chief Justice	Terence Rannowane
Legislature	National Assembly
Independence  from the United Kingdom
• Established (Constitution)	30 September 1966
Area
• Total	581,730 km2 (224,610 sq mi)[5] (47th)
• Water (%)	2.7
Population
• 2021 estimate	2,588,423[6][7] (145th)
• 2011 census	2,024,904
• Density	3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi) (231st)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$44.3 billion[8]
• Per capita	$18,654[8]
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$19.651 billion[8]
• Per capita	$8,263[8]
Gini (2015)	53.3[9] high
HDI (2019)	0.735[10] high · 100th
Currency	Botswana pula (BWP)
Time zone	Central Africa Time (GMT+2)[11]
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	left
Calling code	+267
ISO 3166 code	BW
Internet TLD	.bw
Website www.gov.bw

Botswana (officially called the Republic of Botswana) is a country in southern Africa. The capital of Botswana is Gaborone.

1. ↑ Seabo, Batlang; Kesaobaka, Molebatsi. "Botswana's Dominant Party System" (PDF). Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
2. ↑ Benza, Brian (24 October 2019). "Botswana's Masisi retains presidency as BDP wins election". Reuters. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
3. ↑ Selolwane, Onalenna (2002). "Monopoly Politikos: How Botswana's Opposition Parties Have Helped Sustain One-Party Dominance". African Sociological Review. 6 (1): 68–90. doi:10.4314/asr.v6i1.23203. JSTOR 24487673.
4. ↑ "Africa :: Botswana – The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2019. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
5. ↑ Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015 – Country Report – Botswana (PDF). fao.org (Report). United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. 2015. p. 9. Total Country Area ('000)ha / 58 173
6. ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
7. ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX). population.un.org ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} "IMF Country Specific Data". Retrieved 10 August 2019.
9. ↑ "GINI index (World Bank estimate)". World Bank. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
10. ↑ "Human Development Report 2020" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
11. ↑ Chapter: 01:04 (20 July 1984). "Interpretation Act 1984 (§40(1))". Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2020. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)