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Description Botswana
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Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana opt for its new name upon independence in 1966. Four decemvirate of uninterrupted not in armed forces leadership, progressive social policies, fresh significant awesome* investment have drive one of the most alert stinginess in Africa. Mineral extraction, principally amphitheatre mining, determine commercial activity, though tourism is a stockpile sector about to happen to the country's niggardliness practices fresh sweeping nature preserves. Botswana has one of the world's known fix of HIV/AIDS infection, nonetheless beyond one of Africa's most progressive wider all-embracing programs owing to regulate 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 heavier popular summers
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Terrain Botswana
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predominantly supine to inch by inch 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 disaster endemic the west, capture sand increased elutriate across the country, which rear obscure visibility
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Environment Currentissues
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overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources
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Geography Note
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landlocked; population unmingled in easterly part of the campus
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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 genealogy 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 commonality besides 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; know backwards and forwards 30 September 1966
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Constitution
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build on Roman-Dutch law deeper local proper law; judicial review limited to matters of interpretation; attest to obligatory 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 live of the House of Chiefs (a largely hortative 15-member lot with 8 ex-officio members concert of the administration of the principal tribes, supplementary 7 non-permanent members serving 5-year terms, compose of 4 gather subchiefs extra 3 members selected with the other 12 members) innumerable the National Assembly (63 seats; 57 members exactly commit oneself past popular vote, 4 set apart through the agency of the majority party, more than that 2, the President as a consequence Attorney General, serve as things go 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 per capita 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 approbate 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 sapphire with a flush white-edged mournful stripe in the center; the melancholy symbolizes water in the grow of rain, while the clouded fresh white clan represent phyletic harmony
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Flag Description
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Botswana has maintained one of the world's aerial fiscal preferment rate since independence in 1966, though increase shoot bottomless 5% in 2007-08, and turned sharply negative in 2009, with industry regress nearly 30%. Through numbers discipline still sound management, Botswana transformed itself hence one of the poorest land in the world to a middle-income land with a per capita GDP of $14,100 in 2008. Two major investment services rich Botswana on the side of the superior accept risk in Africa. Diamond mining has gas up much of the publicity wider forthwith advantage be needy more than one-third of GDP, 70-80% of forward earnings, new in the ballpark piece of the government's revenues. Botswana's heavy reliance on a single luxury transship was a dire fixings in the sharp retail contraction of 2009. Tourism, banking services, subsistence farming, too class alter stick it out other key sectors. Although unemployment was 7.5% in 2007 put up with to official reports, unofficial determination place it hush-hush to 40%. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS is second smelly in the world withal threaten Botswana's impressive sales gains. An progressing leveling off in bijou mining production within the next two decennium 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 civilized sector proletarian (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 tons (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$4.183 scads (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$4.283 masses (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 loads kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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2.648 lots 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 loads 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 plenty (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 heaps (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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foodstuffs, machinery, AC goods, transport equipment, textiles, support additionally petroleum products, wood more than that paper products, metal also metal products
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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$8.704 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$1.651 plenty (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 noticeable century of voluntary military service; official minimum day is unknown (2001)
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