Geography of Botswana
General information about Botswana The official name is the Republic of Botswana. Located in southern Africa. The area is 600.4 thousand km2, the population is 1,680,863 people. (2001, census). The official languages are Setswana and English. The capital is the city of Gaborone (186 thousand inhabitants, 2001). Public holiday – Independence Day September 30 (since 1966). The monetary unit is the pula. Member ok. 40 international organizations, incl. UN (since 1966), AU (since 2000), SADC (since 1992). Geography of Botswana…