Botswana: Statistical Overview

Capital: Gaborone

Population

Total Population: 2,521,139

Natural Increase: 1.6%

Density: 4 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 73.5%

Ethnic Origins: The population of Botswana is 96% Batswana and 4% non-Batswana. About 80% of the Batswana belong to the Tswana (or Setswana) ethnic group, 11% to the Kalanga, 3% to the Basarwa and other ethnic groups (including Kgalagadi and Europeans) account for approximately 6%. (Statistics Botswana)

Official Language: English, Tswana

Other Languages Spoken: Kalanga, Sekgalagadi, Shona

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Christian 79.1%, Badimo 4.1%, other 1.7% (includes Baha'i, Hindu, Muslim, Rastafarian), none 15.2%

Literacy Rate: 81.2%

Local Time:

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Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Botswana Pula (BWP)

Country Overview

Area: 581,730 km²

Type of State: Botswana is a parliamentary representative democratic republic.

Type of Economy: Upper-middle-income, diversified but variable economy..
The economy is stable, with low debt and large foreign exchange reserves, although it is highly dependent on global demand for diamonds.

HDI*: 0.731/1

HDI (World Rank): 112/192

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Botswana, dial 00
To call Botswana, dial +267

Internet Suffix: .bw

Households with a computer: 27.8 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 7.8 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 81.4 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 76% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Imports of Goods (million USD)	6,516	8,400	8,145	6,506	7,055
Exports of Goods (million USD)	4,262	7,420	8,327	5,746	4,119
Imports of Services (million USD)	1,260	1,175	1,054	1,015	1,264
Exports of Services (million USD)	361	429	586	641	845

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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