Botswana - Introduction

Here, we have some interesting facts about Botswana. Botswana (officially: Republic of Botswana) is a country in Africa, precisely in Southern Africa, with a population of about 2.7 Millions inhabitants today (2024-11-19). The capital city of Republic of Botswana is Gaborone, and the official country TLD code is .bw. Botswana has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as BW, BWA, BOT, 072 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Botswana , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Botswana
Official Republic of Botswana
Common (Native) Botswana
Official (Native) Republic of Botswana
Alternative spellings BW, Republic of Botswana, Lefatshe la Botswana
Translations ⬇️
Languages
eng English
tsn Tswana
Geography
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Botswana is located in Southern Africa and has a total land area of 582000 km². It is bounded by Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and the capital city is Gaborone

Region/Continent Africa
Subregion Southern Africa
TimeZone UTC+02:00
Capital city Gaborone
Area 582000 km²
Population 2024-11-19 2.7 Millions
Bordered Countreies Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Demonym
eng Male: Motswana / Female: Motswana
fra Male: Botswanais / Female: Botswanaise
Lat/Lng -22, 24
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Botswana

The flag of Botswana has a light blue field with a white-edged black horizontal band across its center.

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Currency
Name Botswana pula
Code BWP
Symbol P
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week monday
Car Side left
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 BW
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 BWA
ISO 3166-1 numeric 072
International calling code +267
FIFA 3 Letter Code BOT
All Important Facts about Botswana

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Botswana is found in Southern Africa