Botswana
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De Beers expects banks to renew $1.5 billion facility...with the proposal, said talks had taken place with Anglo, South Africa's Oppenheimer family, which owns 40 percent of De Beers, and the Botswana government, which holds the remaining 15 percent stake. Reporting by Eric Onstad, editing... In this article: De Beers, Anglo American, London, Botswana, and South Africa |
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Medical News Today | 1 day ago
Counselors Address Mental Health Crisis In Developing Countries
...populations have access to community-based mental health care services. Organizations in numerous countries, including Afghanistan, Botswana, China, Indonesia, India, Romania, Singapore, Tanzania and Turkey, have expressed interest in the...
In this article: Seasonal affective disorder, Bhutan, Dementia, World Health Organization, and Singapore
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BBC News | 3 days ago
Southern Africa eyes World Cup boost
...attract participating teams to prepare in their country before they travel to South Africa for the tournament. In the capital of Botswana, Gaborone, a new airport is being constructed next to the one being presently used. Two new football...
In this article: World Cup, Southern Africa, 2010 World Cup, England, South Africa, Portugal, Africa, and Gaborone
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washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago
Over 33 million infected with AIDS virus: U.N.
...data, about 50,000 maternal deaths were associated with HIV in 2008. "AIDS isolation must end ... half of all maternal deaths in Botswana and South Africa are due to HIV," said Sidibe, who also called for an end to discriminatory laws...
In this article: HIV, AIDS, United Nations, Geneva, Shanghai, Transmission, Reuters, and World Health Organization
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New Kerala | 3 days ago
South Africa's neighbours vie for slim pickings for 2010 World Cup
...only. For the rest of Africa, the starting price for a ticket is an exorbitant $80. "I think it will be a bit limited for us," Botswana's President Ian Khama told German Press Agency (DPA) in September when asked what he expected from...
In this article: South Africa, World Cup, World Cup, 2010 World Cup, FIFA, Africa, Zimbabwe, Ian Khama, and Mozambique
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America.gov | 4 days ago
In Botswana, Partnerships Make Progress Against HIV/AIDS
...of Pennsylvania (U Penn), arrived in Gaborone in 2001 to work with ACHAP on developing Botswana's national program. Gluckman said he realized Botswana's HIV/AIDS program provided a unique opportunity to provide hands-on training for U...
In this article: AIDS, HIV, University of Pennsylvania, University of Botswana, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Guardian | 6 days ago
Botswana fishermen fear tourist invasion will destroy Okavango wilderness
...Stuart Westmorland/Corbis Music, dancing and smiling platitudes greeted the royal guest in the fishing village of Samochima, northern Botswana. But cutting through the convivial mood was a cry of anguish - and a plea for a way of life...
In this article: Revenue, Africa, Democracy, Tiger, and Lion
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Beefing up
Africa Business Report, BBC World News, Botswana Botswana's government wants to export more beef Boyce Sebenego's farm lies 250 kilometres from Botswana's capital city, Gaborone. It is very much a family affair. Boyce runs it with his...
In this article: Cattle, BBC World News, Revenue, Botswana Meat Commission, European Union, and Africa
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L.A. Times - Africa | November 18, 2009
Operatic trills rise from Botswana bush
...and its alpha female, Lady Macbeth. (Monirul Bhuiyan / AFP / Getty Images) Reporting from Gabarone, Botswana - The villages of Botswana are full of music. Gospel music. Choral music. The singsong repetitive music of rote classroom...
In this article: Alexander McCall Smith, Lady Macbeth, Tin, Gabarone, Macbeth, No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, and Bourg-la-Reine
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The Australian | November 12, 2009
Woman Jailed For Insulting Botswana
Jailed For Saying Botswana President 'Looks Like A Bushman' A South African woman who said Botswana's president 'looks like a Bushman' was arrested, detained for two days and fined for 'insulting Botswana'. Dorsey Dube was arrested...
In this article: Survival International, Unicef, and Deforestation
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Jaunted | November 11, 2009
Gaborone: Tourists Go Looking For Clues In Botswana With 'The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency'
...21st century's 221B Baker Street: Fans of the book series No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency have taken an interest in the country of Botswana, where the book's action takes place, thanks in part to a small-screen adaptation. The ten-book...
In this article: Anthony Minghella, Gaborone, Alexander McCall Smith, Oscar, Surgery, Precious Ramotswe, No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Disney, and Jill Scott
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The Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana) is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Citizens of Botswana are called "Batswana" (singular: Motswana), regardless of ethnicity. Formerly a 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 and north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. It meets Zambia at a single point.
Geographically the country is flat and up to 70% of Botswana is covered by the Kalahari Desert. Botswana was one of the most impoverished countries in Africa when it became independent in 1966. Today, it is home to a relatively stable political system and a rapidly developing market economy. Being closely tied with the economy of South Africa, the country's economy is one of the most successful in Africa and is dominated by the fast-growing service sector, world-renowned diamond industry, tourism, and manufacturing. About 60% of the population live above the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day. Botswana's economic growth rate has outpaced the economic growth of even the Asian Tigers, and the World Bank cites Botswana as one of the world's great development success stories.
- Name:
- Botswana
- Conventional Long Name:
- Republic of Botswana
- Local Name:
- Lefatse la Botswana
- Capital:
- Gaborone
- Language:
- English, Tswana
- Motto:
- Pula
- Largest City:
- Gaborone
- Government type:
- Parliamentary republic
- Founding Date:
- September 30, 1966
- Formations:
- Date
- Area:
- 600,370
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $26.520 billion
- GDP (nominal):
- $13.461 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $7,554
- Time Zone:
- CAT
- Currency:
- Pula
- Demonym:
- Batswana
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- BWP
- Country Calling Code:
- +267
- ccTLD:
- .bw
- Anthem:
- Fatshe leno la rona
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