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Africa
Republic of Botswana
🗺️ Gaborone, Botswana
Capital city
📍 -24.6282°, 25.9231°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalGaborone
TimezoneUTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population2.5M
LanguagesSetswana 77.3%, Sekalanga 7.4%, Shekgalagadi 3.4%, English (official) 2.8%, Zezuru/Shona 2%, Sesarwa 1.7%, Sembukushu 1.6%, Ndebele 1%, other 2.8% (20...
Governmentparliamentary republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.bw
Internet Users81%
GDP per Capita$18,100
🌍 Geography
LocationSouthern Africa, north of South Africa
Size Comparisonslightly smaller than Texas; almost four times the size of Illinois
Climatesemiarid; warm winters and hot summers
Terrainpredominantly flat to gently rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in southwest
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsTswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and people of European ancestry 7%
ReligionsChristian 79.1%, Badimo 4.1%, other 1.4% (includes Baha'i, Hindu, Muslim, Rastafarian), none 15.2%, unspecified 0.3% (2011 est.)
Median Age25.8 years
Life Expectancy66.4 years
National HolidayIndependence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966)
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook