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Capital Botswana : |
Gaborone .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Botswana :
| Namibia 1,360 km, South Africa 1,840 km, Zimbabwe 813 km .
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| Climate Botswana :
| semiarid; warm winters and hot summers .
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| Life expectancy Botswana :
| 30.76 years .
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| Fertility rate Botswana :
| 3.17 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Botswana :
| parliamentary republic .
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| Population Botswana :
| 1 561 973.
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| Area Total Botswana :
| 600,370 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Botswana :
| 142,400 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Botswana :
| 435,000 (2002) .
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| International Country Code Botswana :
| 267.
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| Sex ratio total Botswana :
| 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Botswana ratio under 15 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Botswana ratio 15 64 :
| 0.94 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Botswana ratio 65 :
| 0.76 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Botswana :
| $539 million (2003) |
| HIV Botswana :
| 37.3% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Botswana :
| 47% (2002 est.) |
| Literacy Botswana :
| 79,80% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Botswana :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Botswana :
| NA |
| Inflation Botswana :
| 9.2% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Botswana :
| 40% (official rate is 21%) (2001 est.) |
| Internet Users Botswana :
| 60,000 (2002) |
| Location Botswana :
| Southern Africa, north of South Africa |
| Geographic Coordinates Botswana :
| 22 00 S, 24 00 E |
| Religion Botswana :
| indigenous beliefs 85%, Christian 15% |
| Administrative region Botswana :
| 9 districts and four town councils*; Central, Francistown*, Gaborone*, Ghanzi, Kgalagadi, Kgatleng, Kweneng, Lobatse*, Northwest, Northeast, Selebi-Pikwe*, Southeast, Southern |
| Terrain Botswana :
| predominantly flat to gently rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in southwest |
| Elevation extremes lowest Botswana :
| junction of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers 513 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Botswana :
| Tsodilo Hills 1,489 m |
| Natural resources Botswana :
| diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver |
| Land use arable land Botswana :
| 0,65% |
| Land use permanentcrops Botswana :
| 0,01% |
| Irrigated land Botswana :
| 10 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Botswana :
| periodic droughts; seasonal August winds blow from the west, carrying sand and dust across the country, which can obscure visibility |
| Environment current issues Botswana :
| overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources |
| Geography note Botswana :
| landlocked; population concentrated in eastern part of the country |
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