Botswana

=Botswana=

Geography
Area (in sq km and sq miles): 581,730 sq km, 361 470sq miles Area (Comparative): slightly smaller than Texas Climate: semiarid; warm winters and hot summers Elevation (lowest point - in meters and feet): junction of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers 513 meters, 1 683 feet Elevation (highest point - in meters and feet): Tsodilo Hills 1,489 m, 4 885 ft

People
Population: 2,065,398 Languages (top 3 - %): Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8% Religions (top 3 - %): Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4% Infant Mortality Rate: 11.14 deaths/1,000 live births Life Expectancy: 58.05 years

Government
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Government Type: parliamentary republic <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Capital: Gaborone

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">GDP (purchasing power parity): $16.4 billion <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Population below poverty line: 30.3%

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Resources
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