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Botswana

 

Continent - Africa

Region - Southern Africa

Size - 600,370 km²

Geography - Mainly flat with some hills, Kalahari desert to south-west

Language - 78% Setswana, 7.9% Kalanga, 2.8% Sekgalagadi, 2.1% English, 8.6% other

Religion - 71.6%  Christian, 20.6% none,  6% Badimo

Monetary Unit - Pula

Natural Resources - diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver

Agriculture - livestock, sorghum, maize, millet, beans, sunflowers, groundnuts

Industry - diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash; livestock processing; textiles

Neighbouring Countries - Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia

Population - 1,815,508 (2007)

Population Growth Rate - 1.50%

Average Life Expectancy - 50.58

Capital City - Gaborone (population 208,411 )

Highest Mountain - No mountains - highest point  Tsodilo Hills  (1,489 m)

Longest River - Okavango (1,600 km in Botswana and Namibia)

Climate - Warm winters 5°C to 24°C and hot summers 16°C to 32°C

Yearly Rainfall - 50cm approx

 

Plant Life - baobab tree, grasses, acacia thornbush

Animal Life - 164 mammal species including lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino, elephant, wildebeest, impala, hippopotamus, giraffe, zebra, 157 reptile species including crocodile, African rock python, leopard tortoise

Aquatic Life - tilapia (African bream), catfish, tigerfish

 

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