Botswana

While studying this country i learned that although its population is particularly low for a whole country, [|�155�]**Population of Japan**: 127,288,416, it is still a wealthy country, also that botswana is almost entirely made up of rock and sand, and lastly, that the same person is on every kind of currency.
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Statistics

population- 1,600,000
 * Languages-** Setswana 78%, Kalanga 8%

Geography

Botswana is mostly desert, though it does have a small river in the north.so, it is mostly made out of sand and rock. 
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Botswana_map.png width="153" height="197" caption="File:Botswana map.png" link="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Botswana_map.png"]] ||
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Twice the size of Arizona, Botswana is in south-central Africa, bounded by Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Most of the country is near-desert, with the Kalahari occupying the western part of the country. The eastern part is hilly, with salt lakes in the north.

History
 * [[image:http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/images/photos/photo_sm_botswana.jpg width="320" height="214" caption="Photo: Botswana" link="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/photos/photo_botswana_botswana.html"]] ||
 * Photo: Botswana ||

Encroachment by the Zulu in the 1820s and by Boers from Transvaal in the 1870s and 1880s threatened the peace of the region. In 1885, Britain established the area as a protectorate, then known as Bechuanaland. In 1961, Britain granted a constitution to the country. Self-government began in 1965, and on Sept. 30, 1966, the country became independent. Botswana is Africa's oldest democracy. Botswana has blossomed since independence from Britain in 1966, and is one of Africa's longest continuous democracy, and one of the world's biggest diamond producers.The new country maintained good relation with the white-ruled neighbors but gradually changed its policies, harboring rebel groups from South Rhodesia as well as some from South Africa.

Economy Botswana is regarded by most economists as one of Africa's major success stories. The country's economy was dependent almost entirely on livestock production until the 1970s, when it became an important exporter of diamonds and other minerals. Then, the Botswana Development Corporation, adopting a conservative investment policy, actively sought foreign capital for investments in crop agriculture, tourism, and secondary industries. The rapid growth in diamond production helped Botswana achieve average high economic growth from independence through the early 2000s.
 * - || Botswana has maintained one of the world's highest economic growth rates since independence in 1966. ||

Industry: diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, livestock processing, textiles. Agriculture: sorghum, maize, millet; livestock. **Botswana is very wealthy because of the many diamonds they have. Lots of people are weavers, potteryworkers, or farmers.weavers make lots of money by selling** large, lidded baskets used for storage, large, open baskets for carrying objects on the head or for winnowing threshed grain, and smaller plates for winnowing pounded grain Industry: diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, livestock processing, textiles. Agriculture: sorghum, maize, millet; livestock **Botswana is one of the leading places in the world to find raw,uncut diamonds. Botswana is very wealthy because of the many** diamonds. diamonds they have. Lots of people are weavers, potteryworkers, or farmers.weavers make lots of money by selling large, lidded baskets used for storage, large, open baskets for carrying objects on the head or for winnowing threshed grain, and smaller plates for winnowing pounded grain
 * ** President Festus G. Mogae ** ||
 * ** President Festus G. Mogae ** ||

Government
 * Botswana Government** is a key institution in the administrative scenario of Botswana. The **Botswana government** is wholly responsible for the effective and smooth administration of the country. The government of Botswana has got a multi party system and the President is considered to be the head of both the state and the government. The executive is under the full control of the government. The Parliament and the Government of Botswana have the right to exercise the legislative power. The government found in Botswana is a mixture of Republican, Presidential, Representative and Democratic form. The judiciary however, has the right to function independently of the executive and the legislature. From the time of independence, the political scenario has been dominated by the Botswana Democratic Party.

The Botswana Government plays an active role and takes care that all the people should be treated impartially without making any discrimination on the basis of creed, color, caste and sex. Moreover, the Government of Botswana also has the duty to see that all people should get the minimum requirements of food, clothing and shelter. Adequate steps are taken by the government for complete removal of social, political and economic evils like corruption, illiteracy, poverty and communalism.

botswanas goverment is Republic, parliamentary democracy. it got its independents on Sempter 30 1966. While studying this country i learned that although its population is particularly low for a whole country, [|�159�]**Population of Japan**: 127,288,416, it is still a wealthy country, also that botswana is almost entirely made up of rock and sand, and lastly, that the same person is on every kind of currency.
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Botswana.svg/125px-Flag_of_Botswana.svg.png width="125" height="83" caption="Flag of Botswana" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Botswana.svg"]] || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Coat_of_arms_of_Botswana.png/85px-Coat_of_arms_of_Botswana.png width="85" height="66" caption="Coat of arms of Botswana" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Botswana.png"]] ||
 * [|Flag] || [|Coat of arms] ||
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Statistics

population- 1,600,000
 * Languages-** Setswana 78%, Kalanga 8%

Geography

Botswana is mostly desert, though it does have a small river in the north.so, it is mostly made out of sand and rock. 
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Botswana_map.png width="153" height="197" caption="File:Botswana map.png" link="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Botswana_map.png"]] ||
 * File:Botswana map.png ||

Twice the size of Arizona, Botswana is in south-central Africa, bounded by Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Most of the country is near-desert, with the Kalahari occupying the western part of the country. The eastern part is hilly, with salt lakes in the north.

History
 * [[image:http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/images/photos/photo_sm_botswana.jpg width="320" height="214" caption="Photo: Botswana" link="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/photos/photo_botswana_botswana.html"]] ||
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Encroachment by the Zulu in the 1820s and by Boers from Transvaal in the 1870s and 1880s threatened the peace of the region. In 1885, Britain established the area as a protectorate, then known as Bechuanaland. In 1961, Britain granted a constitution to the country. Self-government began in 1965, and on Sept. 30, 1966, the country became independent. Botswana is Africa's oldest democracy. Botswana has blossomed since independence from Britain in 1966, and is one of Africa's longest continuous democracy, and one of the world's biggest diamond producers.The new country maintained good relation with the white-ruled neighbors but gradually changed its policies, harboring rebel groups from South Rhodesia as well as some from South Africa.

Economy Botswana is regarded by most economists as one of Africa's major success stories. The country's economy was dependent almost entirely on livestock production until the 1970s, when it became an important exporter of diamonds and other minerals. Then, the Botswana Development Corporation, adopting a conservative investment policy, actively sought foreign capital for investments in crop agriculture, tourism, and secondary industries. The rapid growth in diamond production helped Botswana achieve average high economic growth from independence through the early 2000s.
 * - || Botswana has maintained one of the world's highest economic growth rates since independence in 1966. ||

Industry: diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, livestock processing, textiles. Agriculture: sorghum, maize, millet; livestock. **Botswana is very wealthy because of the many diamonds they have. Lots of people are weavers, potteryworkers, or farmers.weavers make lots of money by selling** large, lidded baskets used for storage, large, open baskets for carrying objects on the head or for winnowing threshed grain, and smaller plates for winnowing pounded grain

Religion Botswana is predominantly a Christian country. About 60 percent of the population follows this religion. David Livingstone was a pioneer in bringing the religion of Botswana to Christianity. The country of Botswana is full of churches like Anglican, Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran and Zion Christian Church. The various religious institutions need to register with the government. Only the Christian holidays are considered as holidays. The Muslim community has total population of about 23,000 people, which is slightly over one percent of the total population.

The main principle of these churches is intense devotion and faith. Apart from Christianity, the other religions that are followed here include Islam and Hinduism. **Botswana religion** plays a crucial role in making the people devoted to a single supreme authority. The various religious places in Botswana also attract local people as well as various tourists from all over the world. The main reason is that in these places people can confess their sins and other misdoings.

The **Botswana religion** also teaches people to treat all people equally without any distinction on the basis of creed, color, caste and sex Moreover, it has also been mentioned that the religion of Botswana also help in developing a fellow feeling among the people. Not only that, it also plays a crucial role in unifying the people of the country on the basis of peace and harmony.

Culture The **Botswana Culture and Society** involves a rich tradition of art and music. The city life of Botswana portrays its openness to embrace the foreign culture. The decoration of the restaurants and bars in Botswana can compete with any European restaurants and bars. The shopping arcades in the city center of Gaborone are flooded with local as well as international products. The festivals in Botswana also portray the richness of **Botswana culture and society.** The traditional forms of music are respected and practiced till date. Tourists come from distant corners of the world to hear the traditional folk artists performing in the annual festival of Botswana music in the National Music Eisteddfod in Selebi-Phikwe.

The society of Botswana has always been congenial with foreigners. The warm and hospitable services in the hotels and restaurants of Botswana substantiate this fact of the Botswana society. There is uniqueness in the food preparation of the Botswana's people. Few of the traditional foods of Botswana include:
 * Morama – It is a huge tuber found available underground.
 * Mopane worm – This worm is widely available in Botswana.

Social Problems

Zimbabweans who flee to find work and escape political persecution. The main [|**latitude and longitude**]of Botswana is 22 o South and 24 o East. The **country of Botswana** is an average sized South African country located in the southern Hemisphere. The total area which falls between the **latitudes and longitudes of Botswana** is 600,370 square kilometer. As the **latitudes of Botswana** are in close proximity to the equator the climate of the country is mainly temperate in nature having very hot summers. These climatic conditions are responsible for the periodic droughts which causes great suffering to its citizens. The semi arid vegetation is a feature of **Botswana**. The **latitude and** **longitude of the capital of Botswana**, Gaborone, is 24 o 40'South and 25 o 55' East. As the **longitude of Botswana** is in the east of the Prime Meridian, the time followed is two hours more than UTC. The time zone of Botswana is also termed as ‘CAT'.
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r music- Although church choir music and traditional songs and dances are common, folkmusic is most common. sports- Soccer, rugby, and bridge are very popular  sports  in  botswana. animals-elaphant, zebra, lion, cheeta, monkey, waterbuffalo

plants-tsamma melon, wild cucumber, marula tree, baobab tree

insects-

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