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Botswana
Republic of Botswana
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Population
2.36M
Capital
Gaborone
Area
582,000 km²
Currency
BWP
Botswana pula
Statistics
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GDP (current US$)
$19.40B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$7,696
as of 2024
Population
2.52M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
1.6%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
2.8%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
23.8%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
57.5%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
69.29
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
6.3%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
8.1%
as of 2020
Urban population (% of total)
67.5%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
2.70
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
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no data
Trade (% of GDP)
71.1%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
566,730
as of 2023
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About Botswana
- Languages
- English, Tswana
- Currencies
- Botswana pula (BWP)
- Timezones
- UTC+02:00
- Demonym
- Motswana
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- BW · BWA
- Map
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