Country Profile

Formal Name: Republic of Botswana
Local Name: Lefatshe la Botswana Government: Parliamentary republic
Structure: Botswana is divided into 16 districts – 10 rural districts and 6 urban districts
Formation: 1966 (independence from the UK)
Motto: Pula (Rain)
Flag: National flag of Botswana
Anthem: Fatshe leno la rona (This Land of Ours)
Languages: English, Setswana
Population: 2 million
Area: 581,730 km2 (47th)
Currency: Pula (BWP)
Capital: Gaborone (200,000)
Codes: .bw (internet), +267 (phone)