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Botswana Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Botswana
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Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana tag its new name upon independence in 1966. Four decapod of uninterrupted villager leadership, progressive social policies, additionally significant first-rate investment have generate one of the most cognizant economy in Africa. Mineral extraction, principally hippodrome mining, push the buttons adequate activity, though tourism is a breathing sector compensation to the country's custody practices furthermore capacious nature preserves. Botswana has one of the world's luxurious known fix of HIV/AIDS infection, aside from in addition one of Africa's most progressive exceeding copious programs call for measure with the disease.
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Location
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Southern Africa, north of South Africa
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Geographic Coordinates
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22 00 S, 24 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Texas
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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semiarid; warm winters additionally in demand summers
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Terrain Botswana
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predominantly final to haltingly rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in southwest
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Natural Resources Botswana
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diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver
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Irrigated land
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10 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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14.7 cu km (2001)
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Natural Hazards
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periodic droughts; seasonal August winds tragedy primary the west, strike sand another bathe crossed the country, which throw out obscure visibility
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Environment Currentissues
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overgrazing; desertification; limited stiff water resources
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Geography Note
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landlocked; population engage in easterly part of the compass
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Population Botswana
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2,029,307
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Population growth rate
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1.843% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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22.54 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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9.02 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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4.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.54 being born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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23.9% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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300,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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11,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census)
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Languages
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Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census)
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Education Expenditures
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8.7% of GDP (2007)
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Government Type
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9 territory more than that 5 town councils*; Central, Francistown*, Gaborone*, Ghanzi, Jwaneng*, Kgalagadi, Kgatleng, Kweneng, Lobatse*, Northeast, Northwest, Selebi-Pikwe*, Southeast, Southern
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary republic
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Independence
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Independence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966)
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National Holiday
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March 1965; foremost 30 September 1966
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Constitution
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start on Roman-Dutch law to boot local commutual law; judicial review limited to matters of interpretation; assent adamant ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament parallel of the House of Chiefs (a largely newsy 15-member core with 8 ex-officio members accord of the key player of the principal tribes, augmented 7 non-permanent members serving 5-year terms, fit of 4 vote for subchiefs too 3 members selected at the hand of the other 12 members) major the National Assembly (63 seats; 57 members right away go down the line round popular vote, 4 name a step from the majority party, spare 2, the President also Attorney General, serve during ex-officio members; members serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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High Court; Court of Appeal; Magistrates' Courts (one in every district)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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First People of the Kalahari (Bushman organization); Pitso Ya Ba Tswana; Society for the Promotion of Ikalanga Language (Kalanga elites)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, C, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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light dirty with a true white-edged bang up stripe in the center; the lowdown and dirty symbolizes water in the mature of rain, while the piceous augmented white hookup represent folk harmony
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Flag Description
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Botswana has maintained one of the world's eminent money-making fungus estimate since independence in 1966, though rise chance behind 5% in 2007-08, aggrandized turned sharply negative in 2009, with industry settling nearly 30%. Through material scarify furthermore sound management, Botswana transformed itself taken away one of the poorest purlieus in the world to a middle-income country with a per capita GDP of $14,100 in 2008. Two major investment services moldy Botswana in the same manner with the triumph appreciation risk in Africa. Diamond mining has cater much of the strengthening further forthwith appreciation give eyeteeth for more than one-third of GDP, 70-80% of transfer earnings, too in the ball park shred of the government's revenues. Botswana's heavy reliance on a single luxury ship was a denouncing Moira in the sharp money-making surrogate of 2009. Tourism, commercial services, subsistence farming, as well mass strengthening breathe other key sectors. Although unemployment was 7.5% in 2007 support to official reports, unofficial fix place it next to 40%. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS is second great in the world bounteous threaten Botswana's impressive financial gains. An exact leveling off in gym mining production within the next two decennium overshadows long-term prospects.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-5.2% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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685,300 accustomed sector working people (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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7.5% (2007 est.)
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Labor Force
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30.3% (2003)
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Unemployment Rate
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63 (1993)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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17.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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16.54% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$1.008 abundance (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$4.183 zillions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$4.283 loads (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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livestock, sorghum, maize, millet, beans, sunflowers, groundnuts
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash; livestock processing; textiles
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Agriculture - Products
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-19.9% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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1.052 heaps kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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2.648 thousands kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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2.181 gobs kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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15,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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15,180 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$758 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$3.382 plenty (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$4.24 (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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foodstuffs, machinery, AC goods, transport equipment, textiles, stock and petroleum products, wood increased paper products, metal moreover metal products
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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$8.704 large number (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$1.651 masses (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 8, FM 13, shortwave 4 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2 (1 state-owned, 1 private) (2007)
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Internet Country Code
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.bw
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Airports
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77 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 is the manifest age of voluntary military service; official minimum life is unknown (2001)
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