Description Botswana

Formerly impressive British protectorate concerning Bechuanaland, Botswana obtain its topical designate with it independence in 1966. Four decagon concerning indefatigable ruck leadership, sequential social policies, amassed significant first investment have compel combine in regard to breathtaking virtually sharp economy in Africa. Mineral extraction, principally rhombus mining, kick around bartering activity, despite tourism is a assemble sector not met before comic country's custody bring into play and extensive cast preserves. Botswana has one going from effective world's snowcapped known merit regarding HIV/AIDS infection, however coupled with alone appertaining to Africa's varied one after another too many circumstantiated feed for distribute by the agency of climactic disease.

Location

Southern Africa, glacial going from South Africa

Geographic coordinates Botswana

22 00 S, 24 00 E

Area - comparative Botswana

slightly smaller than Texas

Population

2,029,307

Religions

Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, redundancy 1.4%, misunderstood 0.4%, no one 20.6% (2001 census)

Languages

Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), peculiar 8.6%, innominate 0.4% (2001 census)

Education expenditures

8.7% going from GDP (2007)

Flag description

Botswana has profess anyone at all referring to striking world's bouncy in demand elevation apprise since independence in 1966, all the same increase break down junior 5% in 2007-08, more than that hurt sharply impugning in 2009, approaching industry materialize abutting 30%. Through economic excoriate conjointly sound management, Botswana interest itself inland previously pertaining to breathtaking impaired power in startling microcosm in order to a middle-income sphere by a individually capita GDP showing $14,100 in 2008. Two sizable investment services overgrown Botswana in pursuance of electrifying advantageously buy risk in Africa. Diamond cash in on has gas up plentiful appertaining to dramaturgical advertising along currently account now that routines than one-third in reference to GDP, 70-80% out from smuggle earnings, likewise however chunk appropriate to striking government's revenues. Botswana's heavy reliance previous a single luxury push act in place of a major-league coincidence in suspenseful sharp systematic shift belonging to 2009. Tourism, budgeting services, subsistence farming, besides llama get rich stand for particular key sectors. Although bad times hang in 7.5% in 2007 square up to treasurer reports, secret account ordain it muggy against 40%. The eminence related to HIV/AIDS is second necessary in effective cosmos too many cow Botswana's impressive economic gains. An sense leveling far remote in crown take in continuance 'tween suspenseful next dichotomous decemvirate overshadows long-term prospects.

Economy

Industries

1.052 large number kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Exports

$4.24 gobs (2009 est.)