The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Botswana:
Botswana – a landlocked sovereign country located in Southern Africa.[1] Citizens of Botswana are Batswana (singular: Motswana), regardless of ethnicity. Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west, Zambia to the north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. The economy, closely tied to South Africa's, is dominated by mining (especially diamonds), tourism, and cattle.
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /bɒtˈswɑːnə/ , also UK: /bʊtˈswɑːnə, bʊˈtʃwɑːnə/
- Common English country name: Botswana
- Official English country name: The Republic of Botswana
- Official endonym: Lefatshe la Botswana
- Adjectival: Motswana
- Demonym: Batswana
- Etymology: Land of the Tswana
- International rankings of Botswana
- ISO country codes: BW, BWA, 072
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BW
- Internet country code top-level domain: .bw
Geography of Botswana
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- Botswana is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Botswana
- High: Otse Hill 1,491 m (4,892 ft)
- Low: Confluence of Limpopo River and Shashe River 513 m (1,683 ft)
- Land boundaries: 4,013 km
South Africa 1,840 km
Namibia 1,360 km
Zimbabwe 813 km
Zambia <1 km
- Coastline: none
- Population of Botswana: 1,639,833 (2006) – 147th most populous country
- Area of Botswana: 600,370 square kilometres (231,800 sq mi) – 46th largest country
- Atlas of Botswana
Environment of Botswana
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- Climate of Botswana
- Ecoregions in Botswana
- Geology of Botswana
- Protected areas of Botswana
- Wildlife of Botswana
- Fauna of Botswana
Natural geographic features of Botswana
edit- Glaciers in Botswana: none[2]
- Lakes of Botswana
- Rivers of Botswana
- World Heritage Sites in Botswana: Tsodilo Hills and Okavango Delta
Regions of Botswana
editEcoregions of Botswana
editList of ecoregions in Botswana
Administrative divisions of Botswana
editAdministrative divisions of Botswana
Districts of Botswana
editSub-districts of Botswana
editMunicipalities of Botswana
edit- Capital of Botswana: Gaborone
- Cities of Botswana
Demography of Botswana
editGovernment and politics of Botswana
edit- Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
- Capital of Botswana: Gaborone
- Elections in Botswana
- Political parties in Botswana
Branches of government
editExecutive branch of the government of Botswana
edit- Head of state: President of Botswana
- Head of government: President of Botswana
- Cabinet of Botswana
- President
- Vice president
- Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration
- Minister of Local Government
- Minister of Trade and Industry
- Minister of Finance and Development Planning
- Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture
- Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources
- Minister of Infrastructure, Science and Technology
- Minister of Defence, Justice and Security
- Minister of Agriculture
- Minister of Works and Transport
- Minister of Labour and Home Affairs
- Minister of Health
- Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC)
- Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism
- Minister of Education and Skills Development
- Minister of Lands and Housing
Legislative branch of the government of Botswana
editJudicial branch of the government of Botswana
editCourt system of Botswana
Foreign relations of Botswana
editInternational organization membership
editThe Republic of Botswana is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Botswana
editLaw of Botswana
Military of Botswana
edit- Command
- Forces
- Army of Botswana
- Navy of Botswana: None
- Air Force of Botswana
Local government in Botswana
editLocal government in Botswana
History of Botswana
editCulture of Botswana
edit- Cuisine of Botswana
- Languages of Botswana
- National symbols of Botswana
- People of Botswana
- Prostitution in Botswana
- Public holidays in Botswana
- Religion in Botswana
- Christianity in Botswana
- Hinduism in Botswana
- Islam in Botswana
- Sikhism in Botswana
- World Heritage Sites in Botswana:
Art in Botswana
editSports in Botswana
edit- Football in Botswana
- Botswana at the Olympics
- Athletics in Botswana
Economy and infrastructure of Botswana
edit- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 106th (one hundred and sixth)
- Agriculture in Botswana
- Communications in Botswana
- Companies of Botswana
- Currency of Botswana: Pula
- ISO 4217: BWP
- Energy in Botswana
- Health care in Botswana
- Mining in Botswana
- Botswana Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Botswana
- Transport in Botswana
- Buildings in Botswana
Education in Botswana
editHealth in Botswana
editSee also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Botswana". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
External links
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Botswana travel guide from Wikivoyage- The Government of Botswana
- Outline of Botswana at Curlie
- Botswana. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- WWW-VL: Botswana History
