Botswana

Africa · Southern Africa

Botswana

Republic of Botswana
Africa · Southern Africa · Capital: Gaborone

Quick facts about Botswana

Official name	Republic of Botswana
Capital	Gaborone
Continent & subregion	Africa · Southern Africa
Population	2,480,244 people (world rank 143)
Area	582,000 km²
Density	4 people/km²
Share of world population	0.031% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$19.4 billion
Urbanisation	67% urban population
Life expectancy	69.2 years
Currency	Botswana pula (P) — BWP
Languages	English, Tswana
Internet domain	`.bw`
Calling code	+267
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$7,827 · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	2.7 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	33.3 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	2.7 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	27.8% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Botswana did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Namibia South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe

The geographic position is roughly -22°, 24°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.