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 |