Basic facts about Botswana
Country name: | Botswana |
Capital: | Gaborone |
Country code: | 225 |
Continent: | Africa |
Currency name: | Botswana pula |
Independence: | 1966-09-30 00:00:00 |
Independent from: | from the UK |
Total area (km2): | 581,730 |
Land area (km2): | 566,730 |
Water area (km2): | 15,000 |
Population: | 2,127,825 |
Population note: | 2,127,825 (July 2013 est.) |
Official language: | EnglishSetswana |
All languages: | Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English (official) 2.1%, other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census) |
Time zone: | Central Africa Time (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC) |
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Drive on: | left |
Calling code: | +267 |
Domain: | .bw |