Botswana
- Official Name:
- Republic of Botswana (Botswana)
- Area:
- 600.370 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 1.815.508 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 0 km. None
- Capital:
- Gaborone
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- None
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: None
- Exclusive economic zone:None
- Continental shelf: None
- Political divisions:
- 9 districts and 5 town councils; Central, Francistown, Gaborone*, Ghanzi, Jwaneng, Kgalagadi, Kgatleng, Kweneng, Lobatse*, Northeast, Northwest, Selebi-Pikwe, Southeast, Southern
- Language(s):
- Setswana 78,2%, Kalanga 7,9%, Sekgalagadi 2,8%, English 2,1% (official), other 8,6%, unspecified 0,4% (2001 census)
- National holiday:
- Independence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966)
- Nationality:
- Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
- Official time:
- UTC 2.
- Member of:
- ACP, AfDB, AU, C, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .bw
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Pula (BWP) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD 10.900 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD9.761.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 5,4% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2003 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 2,4%
- Industry: 46,9% (including 36% mining)
- Services: 50,7%
- Labor force:
- 288.400 (2004 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2000):
-
- Agriculture ND
- Industry: ND
- Services ND
- Unemployment rate:
- 23,8% (2004 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 11,4% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 21,8% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD4.256.000.000
- Expenditures: USD3.968.000.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD 1.698.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 4.836.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles
- Exports - Partners:
- European Free Trade Association (EFTA) 87%, Southern African Customs Union (SACU) 7%, Zimbabwe 4% (2004)
- Imports:
- USD 3.034.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Foodstuffs, machinery, electrical goods, transport equipment, textiles, fuel and petroleum products, wood and paper products, metal and metal products
- Imports - partners:
- Southern African Customs Union (SACU) 74%, EFTA 17%, Zimbabwe 4% (2004)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 7.445.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 520.000.000 (2006)
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