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.
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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 | Category:Maps of Botswana |
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]
Etymology
De country ein name dey mean "Land of de Tswana", wey dey refer to de dominant ethnic group insyd Botswana.[12] De Constitution of Botswana dey recognize homogeneous Tswana state.[13] Na de term Batswana be originally apply to de Tswana, wey still be de case.[14] Howeva, dem sanso use as generally as demonym give all citizens of Botswana.[15]
Administrative divisions
Botswana ein ten districts be:
- Southern District
- South-East District
- Kweneng District
- Kgatleng District
- Central District
- North-East District
- Ngamiland District
- Kgalagadi District
- Chobe District
- Ghanzi District
Botswana ein councils dem create from urban anaa town councils be:
- Gaborone City
- Francistown
- Lobatse Town
- Selebi-Phikwe Town
- Jwaneng Town
- Orapa Town den
- Sowa Township.
Demographics
| Largest cities anaa towns insyd Botswana
Census Botswana 2022[16] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | District | Pop. | Rank | Name | District | Pop. | ||
| 1 | Gaborone | South-East | 246,325 | 11 | Kanye | Southern | 48,028 | ||
| 2 | Francistown | North-East | 103,417 | 12 | Selibe Phikwe | Central | 42,488 | ||
| 3 | Mogoditshane | Kweneng | 88,006 | 13 | Letlhakane | Central | 36,338 | ||
| 4 | Maun | North-West | 84,993 | 14 | Ramotswa | South-East | 33,271 | ||
| 5 | Molepolole | Kweneng | 74,674 | 15 | Lobatse | South-East | 29,772 | ||
| 6 | Serowe | Central | 55,676 | 16 | Mmopane | Kweneng | 25,345 | ||
| 7 | Tlokweng | South-East | 55,508 | 17 | Thamaga | Kweneng | 25,297 | ||
| 8 | Palapye | Central | 52,636 | 18 | Moshupa | Southern | 23,858 | ||
| 9 | Mochudi | Kgatleng | 50,317 | 19 | Tonota | Central | 23,296 | ||
| 10 | Mahalapye | Central | 48,431 | 20 | Bobonong | Central | 21,216 | ||
Languages
| Languages of Botswana | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Languages | Per cent | |||
| Setswana | 77.3% | |||
| Sekalanga | 7.4% | |||
| Shekgalagadi | 3.4% | |||
| English | 2.8% | |||
| Sesarwa | 1.7% | |||
| Sembukushu | 1.6% | |||
| Ndebele | 1.0% | |||
| Seherero | 1.0% | |||
| Afrikaans | 0.4% | |||
| Sesubiya | 0.3% | |||
| Seyeyi | 0.2% | |||
| Oda Asian | 0.4% | |||
| Oda European | 0.4% | |||
| Oda African | 0.1% | |||
| Oda | 0.1% | |||
Tourism
De Botswana Tourism Organisation[17] be de country ein official tourism group. Primarily, tourists dey visit Gaborone secof de city get chaw activities give visitors. De Lion Park Resort[18] be Botswana ein first permanent amusement park den dey host events lyk birthday parties give families. Oda destinations insyd Botswana dey include de Gaborone Yacht Club den de Kalahari Fishing Club den natural attractions lyk de Gaborone Dam den Mokolodi Nature Reserve. Der be golf courses wey de Botswana Golf Union (BGU) dey maintain am.[19] De Phakalane Golf Estate be multi-million-dollar clubhouse wey dey offer both hotel accommodations den access to golf courses. Museums insyd Botswana dey include:
- Botswana National Museum insyd Gaborone
- Kgosi Bathoen II (Segopotso) Museum insyd Kanye
- Kgosi Sechele I Museum insyd Molepolole
- Khama III Memorial Museum insyd Serowe
- Nhabe Museum insyd Maun
- Phuthadikobo Museum insyd Mochudi
- Supa Ngwano Museum Centre insyd Francistown
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Botswana". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 15 May 2007. (Archived 2007 edition)
- ↑ Monaka, Kemmonye Collete; Chebanne, Anderson Monthusi (2019). "Setswana and the Building of a Nation State". Anthropological Linguistics. 61 (1): 75–93. ISSN 0003-5483. JSTOR 26907070.
- ↑ Bolaane, Maitseo; Mgadla, Part Themba (1997). Batswana. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 1. ISBN 9780823920082.
- ↑ "Botswanan or Batswana? It's complicated – Voices of Africa". Voices of Africa. 17 August 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ↑ "POPULATION OF CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES" (PDF). POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2022. Gaborone: Statistics Botswana. June 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ↑ "Home | Botswana Tourism Organisation". www.botswanatourism.co.bw. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ↑ Lion Park Resort Lionpark.co.bw (7 February 2013). Retrieved on 19 May 2017.
- ↑ (BGU). Botswana Golf Union. Retrieved on 19 May 2017.
Works dem cite
- Hillbom, Ellen; Bolt, Jutta (2018). Botswana – A Modern Economic History. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-3-319-73144-5.
- Leith, J. Clark (2005). Why Botswana Prospered. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 0-7735-2820-2.
- Benza, Brian (25 October 2019). "Botswana's Masisi retains presidency as BDP wins election". Reuters.
- Dionne, Kim Yi (30 September 2016). "How democratic is Botswana after 50 years of independence?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
General sources
Dis article dey incorporate text from free content work. Dem license under CC BY-SA IGO 3.0. Text dem take from UNESCO Science Report: Towards 2030, 546–547, UNESCO, UNESCO Publishing.
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