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    Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent...
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    Gaborone (redirect from Gaborone, Botswana)
    and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its agglomeration is...
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    The economy of Botswana is currently one of the world's fastest growing economies, averaging about 5% per annum over the past decade. Growth in private...
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    The president of the Republic of Botswana is the head of state and the head of government of Botswana, as well as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces...
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    Botswana List of districts of Botswana by Human Development Index ISO 3166-2:BW Botswana cities and districts Statistics Botswana Website "Botswana Government...
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    The Parliament of Botswana consists of the President and the National Assembly. In contrast to other parliamentary systems, the Parliament elects the President...
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  • The Botswana national football team (Tswana: Setlhopha sa bosetšhaba sa kgwele ya dinao sa Botswana) was founded in 1970 to represent Botswana in association...
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    Demographic features of the population of Botswana include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious...
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    On 11 October 1999, an Air Botswana ATR 42-320 piloted by Chris Phatswe, an Air Botswana pilot, intentionally crashed the aircraft into a group of aircraft...
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    religion in Botswana. However, the country is officially secular and allows freedom of religious practice. Christianity arrived in Botswana in mid 1870s...
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  • The pula (also known as the Botswana dollar) is the currency of Botswana. It has the ISO 4217 code BWP and is subdivided into 100 thebe. Pula literally...
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    The Botswana Defence Force (BDF, Tswana: Sesole Sa Botswana) is the military of Botswana. The main component of the BDF is the Botswana Ground Force;...
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    The national flag of Botswana (Setswana: folaga ya Botswana) consists of a sky blue field cut horizontally in the centre by a black stripe with a thin...
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  • Assembly is the presiding officer of the unicameral Parliament of Botswana. Since Botswana's independence from the United Kingdom in 1965, eight men and women...
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    The Government of Botswana often abbreviated as GOB, is the union government created by the constitution of Botswana having the executive, parliament,...
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    Botswana has put a premium on economic and political integration in southern Africa. It has sought to make the Southern African Development Community (SADC)...
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    Botswana is a parliamentary republic in which the President of Botswana is both head of state and head of government. The nation's politics are based...
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    General elections were held in Botswana on 30 October 2024 to determine the composition of the 13th Parliament of Botswana as well as local councils across...
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    Transportation in Botswana is provided by an extensive network of railways, highways, ferry services and air routes that criss-cross the country. The transport...
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    The Botswana Democratic Party (abbr. BDP, colloquially known as Domkrag) is a centre-right political party in Botswana. From the country's inaugural election...
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    Botswana is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa, north of South Africa. Botswana occupies an area of 581,730 square kilometres (224,610 sq mi)...
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  • The history of Botswana encompasses the region's ancient and tribal history, its colonisation as the Bechuanaland Protectorate, and the present-day Republic...
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  • Look up Botswanan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Botswanan, a term used internationally ("Batswana" is the preferred term locally) may refer to:...
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  • of Botswana. Botswana became a British protectorate in 1885 and gained independence as a Commonwealth nation in 1966. White settlers in Botswana, mainly...
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    The following is a list of cities and towns or villages in Botswana with population of over 1,000 citizens in the year 2022. Capitals of the administrative...
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    is the fifth-largest town in Botswana. As of 2011, it had a population of 55,784. Maun is the "tourism capital" of Botswana and the administrative centre...
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  • Botswana is an African country made up of different ethnic groups, although Batswana are the majority of the population. Music is a large part of Botswana...
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    oversees the following departments: Botswana Defence Force Botswana Prison Service Attorney General's Chambers Botswana Police Service Dikgakgamatso Ndelu...
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  • commissioners of the Bechuanaland Protectorate, which gained full independence as Botswana in 1966. From 1885 to 1891, the post was known as Deputy Commissioner;...
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  • related to Botswana. Those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related changes in the sidebar. Botswana Botswana Railways...
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