AFRICA: ONE CONTINENT. MANY WORLDS. | ATLAS

Botswana
Republic of Botswana


  • Capital: Gaborone
  • Population: 1,477,630
  • Population Density: 7 per square mile
  • Ethnic Makeup: Batswana 95%, Kalanga and others < 5%
  • Official Language(s): English
  • Religious Beliefs: indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 50%
  • Area: 224,607 square miles
  • Topography: Mostly desert over the SW. Swamps and agriculural lands in the north. Rolling plains in the east.

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