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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government
- Capital city: Gaborone
- Form of government: Parliamentary republic, President elected every 5 yrs, National Assembly elected every 5yrs
- Population: 1,591,232 (24% urban)
- Total area: 600,370 sq. km (0.61% arable land)
- Languages: English and Setswana
- Religions: Traditional animist beliefs (50%), Christian (30%)
- Per capita GDP: $7,800 p.a. (2001 est.)
- Exports: $2.5bn (2001 est.); diamonds (80%), copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles
- Literacy: 70%
- Life expectancy: 35.3 years (35.4f, 35.2m) (HIV/AIDS rate is 35%)
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Sources
- Central Statistical Office
- CIA World Factbook | country data - Botswana
- U.S. State Department | Bureau of African Affairs | country profile - Botswana
- World Bank | country brief - Botswana
- Atlapedia Online | - Botswana
- Nation by Nation | country data - Botswana - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people
- Index on Africa | country page - Botswana
- E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Botswana - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence,
news and weather
- World Skip | country data - Botswana
- International Lesbian and Gay Association | Country Survey - Botswana - information for those working to promote lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights
- OneWorld.net | country database - Botswana - news articles selected from around the world
- IRINnews.org | news archive - Botswana - news articles from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- Africa Confidential | news articles on Botswana
- UNHCR | Country Statistics - Botswana
- UNICEF | children's health & education statistics - Botswana
- U.S. Refugee Committee | World Refugee Survey country report - Botswana
- CIA Library | Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members - Botswana
- Political Resources | - Botswana
- Transparency International Corruption Index
- Freedom House
- World Audit.org | national statistics and reports - Botswana - national statistics and reports from Freedom House,
Transparency International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others
- ElectionWorld.org | election results in Botswana
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(Click on map to go to surrounding locations)
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Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
- The Botswana Pages - directory aimed at promoting the beauty, prosperity, wealth, heritage, and culture of Botswana and its
people
- Discover Botswana - incorporates the third edition of Discover Botswana magazine and the first edition of Investors' Guide to
Botswana
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Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
- Governments on the WWW - Botswana - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices,
law courts, embassies, etc
- The Republic of Botswana - official gateway to government departments and information about Botswana
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Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
- Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (BOCONGO) (Gaborone) - the national umbrella body for
non-governmental organisations in Botswana whose mission is to ssist in establishing an enabling environment for the NGO
sector to become a recognised partner in the development process
- United Nations in Botswana - portal for all UN organisations operating in Botswana including UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNHCR,
UNICEF, UNESCO, UNV, WHO and FAO
- Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) (Gaborone) - non-government research organisation which aims to
promote policy analysis through research, capacity building, assisting organizations or individuals where appropriate, and
monitoring Botwana’s economic performance and disseminating policy research results
- Ditshwanelo (Botswana Centre for Human Rights) (Gaborone) - local advocacy organisation which plays a key role in the
protection and promotion of human rights in Botswana society by seeking to educate, research, counsel and mediate on human
rights issues, with particular reference to people who are marginalised and disempowered
- International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Botswana (Gaborone) - local office of the global
union of more than 900 governments, government agencies, and NGOs working at the field and policy levels, together with
scientists and experts, which aims to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity
and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable
- Kalahari Conservation Society (KCS) (Gaborone) - aims to promote knowledge of Botswana's rich wildlife and its environment
through education and publicity, to encourage and in some cases finance research into issues affecting these resources and
their conservation, and to promote and support policies of conservation towards wildlife and its habitat
- Khwai Development Trust (KDT) - believes that eco-tourism in the form of a community safari businessis the best prospect for
the sustainable development of the Khwai area of Botswana
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Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
- University of Botswana (Gaborone) - formerly a part of a multi-campus university for Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland
- Dula Sentle (Otse) - project to set up a small local orphanage to keep extended families of victims of HIV/AIDS together and
support the social interaction amongst families, and to preserve the child's development within its own tribal and cultural
environment
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Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
- Supa-Ngwao Museum Centre (Francistown) - features the living culture of Botswana's Northeast, including the old government
camp near Jubilee Clinic and a range of exhibitions, activities, films, lectures, outings, courses and events such as the annual
Harvest Festival
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Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
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Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
- Tourism of Botswana - official site of the Department of Tourism
- Air Zimbabwe
- Air Botswana
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Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
- Botswana Technology Centre (BOTEC) (Gaborone) - research and development organization that specializes in adaptation and
development of technologies for society, provides specialized science and technology information to government ministries,
departments, institutions and individuals, and promotes science and technology through research and development, technology
transfer, industrial support, policy development and specialised informational services and systems on technology solutions for
industry, business, education
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Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
- Botswana Gazette - weekly newspaper, published on Wednesdays and distributed in all the major centres of Botswana
- Mmegi - weekly independent newspaper, established in 1984, with a circulation of just over 27,000 copies a week
- afrol.com - news from Botswana
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Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
- Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority (BEDIA) - promotes investment in export oriented activities aimed at
economic diversification, rapid economic growth and sustained employment opportunities in accordance with Botswana's social
and economic policies and objectives
- Botswana National Productivity Centre (BNPC) (Gaborone)
- Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC)
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Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation
- Bank of Botswana - central bank
- First National Bank of Botswana - commercial retail bank
- Botswana Stock Exchange
- Stockbrokers Botswana Ltd - stockbroking firm
- Botswana International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) - company whose objective is to fulfill the Government’s mandate to
create an active international financial services centre, which will make a significant contribution to achieving economic
diversification and increasing the country's integration into the regional and global economy
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