Botswana

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