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Africa — Southern Africa
UN Member
Independent
Landlocked
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🇧🇼 Botswana
Republic of Botswana
2.4M
Population
World #146
582,000 km²
Land Area
World #48
$19.4 billion
GDP (USD)
World #130
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Did You Know?
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Botswana is the world's #146 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #48 globally by land area — covering about 0.39% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 4 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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It is a landlocked country — no coastline touches any ocean.
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2 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #130 worldwide with a GDP of $19.4 billion USD.
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Population density is 4.1 people per km² — world rank #231.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Gaborone
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Phone Code
+267
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Internet TLD
.bw
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Nationality
Motswana, Botswanan
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
BW / BWA / 072
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Coordinates
-22.00°, 24.00°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$19.4 billion USD
World rank #130 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$8,222
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
4.1 /km²
World density rank #231
P
Botswana pula
BWP • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
2,359,609
World rank #146 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
2
English • Tswana
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Demonym
Motswana
What its people are called
🗣️ English
🗣️ Tswana
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
582,000 km²
0.39% of Earth's landmass • World #48
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Land Borders
4 countries
⛰️ Landlocked — no coastline
Timezones (1)
UTC+02:00
Africa/Gaborone
CAT — Central Africa Time
“Botswana” Around the World
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بوتسوانا
جمهورية بوتسوانا
bre
Botswana
Republik Botswana
ces
Botswana
Botswanská republika
deu
Botswana
Republik Botsuana
est
Botswana
Botswana Vabariik
fin
Botswana
Botswanan tasavalta
fra
Botswana
République du Botswana
hrv
Bocvana
Republika Bocvana
hun
Botswana
Botswanai Köztársaság
ita
Botswana
Repubblica del Botswana
jpn
ボツワナ
ボツワナ共和国
kor
보츠와나
보츠와나 공화국
nld
Botswana
Republiek Botswana
per
بوتسوانا
جمهوری بوتسوانا
pol
Botswana
Republika Botswany
por
Botswana
República do Botswana
rus
Ботсвана
Республика Ботсвана
slk
Botswana
Botswanská republika
spa
Botswana
República de Botswana
srp
Bocvana
Republika Bocvana
swe
Botswana
Republiken Botswana
tur
Botsvana
Botsvana Cumhuriyeti
urd
بوٹسوانا
جمہوریہ بوٹسوانا
zho
博茨瓦纳
博茨瓦纳共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
BW
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ISO Alpha-3
BWA
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
072
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Status
officially-assigned
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WikiData ID
Q963
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Also Spelled As
BW • Republic of Botswana • Lefatshe la Botswana
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