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Botswana flag information

Description flag of Botswana

light blue with a horizontal white-edged black stripe in the center

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Official country name

Republic of Botswana

Short name

Botswana

Local names

Republic of Botswana (long)
Botswana (short)

Former name

Bechuanaland

Nationality

Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural) (noun) Botswana (adjective)

Languages spoken

Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census)

Capital

Gaborone

Government type

parliamentary republic

Population

1,842,323 ranked 149, (data 2008)

Geography

population concentrated in eastern part of the country. The lowest point is junction of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers 513 m.

Coastline

Coastline 0 km.

Land borders

4,013km, Namibia 1,360 km, South Africa 1,840 km, Zimbabwe 813 km.

Administrative divisions

9 districts and 5 town councils*; Central, Francistown*, Gaborone*, Ghanzi, Jwaneng*, Kgalagadi, Kgatleng, Kweneng, Lobatse*, Northeast, Northwest, Selebi-Pikwe*, Southeast, Southern

Independence

30 September 1966 (from UK)