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| Part of | Southern Africa  |
|---|---|
| Year dem found am | 1966 |
| Official name | Botswana, République du Botswana, Lefatshe la Botswana, Republic of Botswana, Botswanská republika |
| Native label | Botswana |
| Short name | 🇧🇼 |
| Participant insyd | Kivu conflict |
| Dem name after | Tswana people |
| Official language | English |
| Anthem | Fatshe leno la rona |
| Culture | culture of Botswana |
| Motto text | Rain, Pula, Дъжд, Our pride, your destination, Ein balchder, eich cyrchfan |
| Continent | Africa |
| Country | Botswana |
| Capital | Gaborone |
| Located in time zone | UTC+02:00, Central Africa Time, Africa/Gaborone |
| Located in/on physical feature | Southern Africa |
| Coordinate location | 22°12′0″S 23°42′0″E |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 22°11′44″S 29°22′24″E |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 17°46′48″S 25°10′12″E |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 26°54′22″S 20°41′15″E |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 23°0′0″S 22°0′0″E |
| Highest point | Otse Hill |
| Lowest point | Limpopo River |
| Government ein basic form | parliamentary republic |
| Office held by head of state | President of Botswana |
| State ein head | Duma Boko |
| Office head of government hold | President of Botswana |
| Government ein head | Mokgweetsi Masisi |
| Legislative body | National Assembly of Botswana |
| Central bank | Bank of Botswana |
| Currency | Botswana pula |
| Dey share bother plus | Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Driving side | left |
| Electrical plug type | AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types, BS 1363, BS 546 |
| Dey follow | Bechuanaland Protectorate |
| Dey replace | Bechuanaland Protectorate |
| Dema official website | https://gov.bw/ |
| Hashtag | Botswana |
| Top-level Internet domain | .bw |
| Flag | flag of Botswana |
| Coat of arms | coat of arms of Botswana |
| Geography of topic | geography of Botswana |
| Get characteristic | free country |
| History of topic | history of Botswana |
| Dem separate from | United Kingdom |
| Economy of topic | economy of Botswana |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Botswana |
| Mobile country code | 652 |
| Country calling code | +267 |
| Emergency phone number | 911, 997, 998, 999 |
| Licence plate code | BW |
| Maritime identification digits | 611 |
| Unicode character | 🇧🇼 |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Botswana |
Botswana (English: Land of the Tswana; /bɒtˈswɑːnə/ (listen), also UK: /bʊt-, bʊˈtʃw-/)[1], officially de Republic of Botswana (Setswana: Lefatshe la Botswana, [lɪˈfatsʰɪ la bʊˈtswana]), be landlocked country for Southern Africa. Botswana be topographically flat, plus approximately 70 percent of ein territory being de Kalahari Desert. Edey border South Africa to de south den southeast, Namibia to de west den north, den Zimbabwe to de northeast. E be connected by de Kazungula Bridge[2] to Zambia, across de world ein shortest border between two countries.
Country of slightly ova 2.3 million people,[3] Botswana be one of de most sparsely populated countries for de world insyd. Ebe essentially de nation state of de Tswana, wey dey make up 79% of de population.[4] About 11.6 per cent of de population dey live for de capital den largest city, Gaborone insyd. Formerly one of de world ein poorest countries—plus GDP per capita of about US$70 per year for de late 1960s insyd— e since transform ein body go upper-middle-income country, plus one of de world ein fastest-growing economies.[5]
Botswana be member of de Southern African Customs Union, de Southern African Development Community, de Commonwealth of Nations, den de United Nations. De country be adversely affected by de HIV/AIDS epidemic. Insyd 2002, Botswana cam turn de first country nake dem offer anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) help combat de epidemic.[6] Despite de launch of programs make e make treatment available den make e educate de populace about de epidemic,[7] de number of people plus AIDS rise from 290,000 for 2005 insyd to 320,000 for 2013 insyd.[8] As of 2014, Botswana get de third-highest prevalence rate for HIV/AIDS, plus roughly 20% of de population infected.[9] Howeva, for recent years de country make strides make dem dey combat HIV/AIDS, plus efforts dem dey make make dem provide proper treatment den lower de rate of mother-to-child transmission.[10][11]
- ↑ "Botswana". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ↑ Darwa, P. Opoku (2011). Kazungula Bridge Project (PDF). African Development Fund. p. Appendix IV. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ↑ "Population, total - Botswana | Data". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ↑ "Botswana", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 28 March 2023, retrieved 5 April 2023
- ↑ Maundeni, Zibani; Mpabanga, Dorothy; Mfundisi, Adam (1 January 2007). "Consolidating Democratic Governance in Southern Africa : Botswana". Africa Portal. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ↑ Rollnick, Roman (September 2002). "Botswana's high-stakes assault on AIDS". Africa Renewal. United Nations. 16 (10): 6–9. PMID 12458550. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ↑ Powell, Alvin (16 April 2009). "Mogae shifts stress to HIV prevention". Harvard Gazette. Harvard University. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ↑ "The Gap Report" (PDF). Geneva: UN AIDS. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ "HIV and Aids in Botswana". Avert International Aids Charity. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ "Botswana is first country with severe HIV epidemic to reach key milestone in the elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission". Brazzaville: UN AIDS. 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ↑ "Partnership for Success: CDC and Botswana Lead Progress Toward HIV Epidemic Control". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.