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The '''Republic of Botswana''' is a Southern African country located to the north of South Africa.

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The '''Republic of Botswana''' is a Southern African UsefulNotes/{{Africa}}n country located to the north of South Africa.
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The Republic of Botswana is a Southern African country located to the north of South Africa.

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The Republic '''Republic of Botswana Botswana''' is a Southern African country located to the north of South Africa.
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* '''Highest point:''' Otse Hill (1491 m/4,892 ft) (152nd)

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* '''Highest point:''' Otse Hill (1491 m/4,892 ft) (152nd)(142nd)
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* '''Highest point:''' Otse Hill (1491 m/4,892 ft) (137th)

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* '''Highest point:''' Otse Hill (1491 m/4,892 ft) (137th)(152nd)
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* '''Highest point:''' Otse Hill (1491 m/4,892 ft) (155th)

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* '''Highest point:''' Otse Hill (1491 m/4,892 ft) (155th)(137th)
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* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' BW

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* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' BWBW
* '''Country calling code:''' 267
* '''Highest point:''' Otse Hill (1491 m/4,892 ft) (155th)
* '''Lowest point:''' Confluence of Limpopo River and Shashe River (513 m/1,683 ft) (73rd)
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* '''Area:''' 581,730 sq km (224,610 sq mi) (47th)

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* '''Area:''' 581,730 sq km km² (224,610 sq mi) (47th)
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Gaining independence from the UK in 1966 (as a colony, the name was spelled "Bechuana", as in "British Bechuanaland"), Botswana has had a better experience with independence than other African countries. It's grown economically at a high rate. It is now a middle-income country, has little foreign debt at all and has a lot of reserve foreign currency. This has been helped massively by the diamond industry.

The country has been a democracy since independence [[note]]But funnily enough, it's only had 4 presidents due to the long mandates served by the first two[[/note]], has a good human rights record and is considered the least corrupt country in Africa.

There are two rather big problems in recent years- the recent moving of the ǃKung (sic, the ! is a clicking sound) people, deemed unconstitutional by the courts, and HIV/AIDS. Botswana has the third highest HIV/AIDS rate in the world (only Lesotho and Eswatini are worse), with 1 in 3 Botswana having the virus and the average lifespan being 54 years, an improvement over the ''35 years'' they previously had. There have been recent budget deficit problems.

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Gaining independence from the UK in 1966 (as a colony, the name was spelled "Bechuana", as in "British Bechuanaland"), Botswana has had a better experience with independence than other African countries. It's grown economically at a high rate. It is now a middle-income country, has little foreign debt at all all, and has a lot of reserve foreign currency. This has been helped massively by the diamond industry.

The country has been a democracy since independence [[note]]But funnily enough, it's only had 4 presidents due to the long mandates served by the first two[[/note]], has a good human rights record record, and is considered the least corrupt country in Africa.

There are two rather big problems in recent years- the recent moving of the ǃKung (sic, the ! is a clicking sound) people, deemed unconstitutional by the courts, and HIV/AIDS. Botswana has the third highest third-highest HIV/AIDS rate in the world (only Lesotho and Eswatini are worse), with 1 in 3 Botswana having the virus and the average lifespan being 54 years, an improvement over the ''35 years'' they previously had. There have been recent budget deficit problems.
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* Government: Unitary dominant-party parliamentary constitutional republic

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* Government: Unitary dominant-party parliamentary constitutional republic
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Ke mpho ya Modimo,
Ke boswa jwa borraetsho;
A le nne ka kagiso.

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Ke ->Ke mpho ya Modimo,
Ke ->Ke boswa jwa borraetsho;
A ->A le nne ka kagiso.

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[[AC:The Batswana national anthem]]

->Fatshe leno la rona
Ke mpho ya Modimo,
Ke boswa jwa borraetsho;
A le nne ka kagiso.

->Tsogang, tsogang! Banna, tsogang!
->Emang, basadi, emang, tlhagafalang!
->Re kopane le go direla
->Lefatshe la rona.

->'Ina lentle la tumo
->La tšhaba ya Botswana,
->Ka kutlwano le kagisano,
->E bopagantswe mmogo.

->Tsogang, tsogang! Banna, tsogang!
->Emang, basadi, emang, tlhagafalang!
->Re kopane le go direla
->Lefatshe la rona.

->Tsogang, tsogang! Banna, tsogang!
->Emang, basadi, emang, tlhagafalang!
->Re kopane le go direla
->Lefatshe la rona.

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->Blessed be this noble land,
->Gift to us from God's strong hand,
->Heritage our fathers left to us;
->May it always be at peace.

->Awake, awake, O men, awake!
->And women close beside them stand,
->Together we'll work and serve
->This land, this happy land!

->Work of beauty and of fame,
->The name Botswana to us came
->Through our unity and harmony,
->We'll remain at peace as one.

->Awake, awake, O men, awake!
->And women close beside them stand,
->Together we'll work and serve
->This land, this happy land!

->Awake, awake, O men, awake!
->And women close beside them stand,
->Together we'll work and serve
->This land, this happy land!
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[[AC:Government]]
* Government: Unitary dominant-party parliamentary constitutional republic
** President: Mokgweetsi Masisi
** Vice-President: Slumber Tsogwane
** National Assembly Speaker: Phandu Skelemani
** Chief Justice: Terence Rannowane
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* '''Capital and largest city:''' Gaborone
* '''Population:''' 2,410,338
* '''Area:''' 581,730 sq km (224,610 sq mi) (47th)
* '''Currency:''' Botswana pula (P) (BWP)
* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' BW
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* Not really fiction, but Ian Khama (then vice-president, now president) appeared in ''Series/TopGearUK'''s Africa Special, in which the presenters crossed Botswana's Makadikadi salt flats in old cars.

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* Not really fiction, but then-Vice President Ian Khama (then vice-president, now president) (later President from 2008 to 2018) appeared in ''Series/TopGearUK'''s Africa Special, in which the presenters crossed Botswana's Makadikadi salt flats in old cars.
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There are two rather big problems in recent years- the recent moving of the ǃKung (sic, the ! is a clicking sound) people, deemed unconstitutional by the courts, and HIV/AIDS. Botswana has the second highest HIV/AIDS rate in the world (only Swaziland is worse), with 1 in 3 Botswana having the virus. The country now has an average life expectancy of ''34 years'' for those born in 2005, one of the lowest in the world. There have been recent budget deficit problems.

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There are two rather big problems in recent years- the recent moving of the ǃKung (sic, the ! is a clicking sound) people, deemed unconstitutional by the courts, and HIV/AIDS. Botswana has the second third highest HIV/AIDS rate in the world (only Swaziland is Lesotho and Eswatini are worse), with 1 in 3 Botswana having the virus. The country now has an virus and the average life expectancy of ''34 lifespan being 54 years, an improvement over the ''35 years'' for those born in 2005, one of the lowest in the world.they previously had. There have been recent budget deficit problems.
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* The survival comedy ''Manga/AreYouLost'' has a brief flashback of one of Homare's survival adventures with her father in the Botswana wetlands, where she learns to treat horsefly bites with natural remedies.

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