Facts and Figures
Full name: Botswana
Nationality noun: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural) adjective: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
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Area total: 600,370 sq km water: 15,000 sq km land: 585,370 sq km
Population: 1,640,115
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic groups: Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and white 7%
Capital: Gaborone (215 000)
Largest Cities Mochudi Serove
Official Language: English (official), Setswana
Religion: indigenous beliefs 85%, Christian 15%
Political system: parliamentary republic
GDP: purchasing power parity – $15.05 billion (2004 est.)
GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $9,200 (2004 est.)
Annual growth: 3.5% (2004 est.)
GDP – composition by sector
agriculture: 4% industry: 44% (including 36% mining) services: 52% (2003 est.)
Inflation: 7% (2004 est.)