Botswana, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Gaborone, capital city of Botswana

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Botswana is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Southern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Easy learning about Botswana
Botswana is located in	Sub-Saharan Africa Southern Africa Africa Continent
Botswana has a population of	2,480,244 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Botswana are called Batswana (singular Motswana)
The country’s total area is	600,370 Km² ( 373,052 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	50
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Botswana HDI ranks in position nº 114 worldwide High Human Development HDI of 0.708 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Botswana’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 88 countries Botswana passport ranks in position nº 55 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Botswana GDP per capita is	$7,021 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Botswana ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Latitude & Longitude	22° 00' S, 24° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Botswana Capital city	Gaborone
Neighbouring countries	Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia.
Botswana Climate	semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
Most predominant religion	Christian,
Second most predominant religion	Badimo,
Currency name & code	Pula (BWP)
Internet ccTLD	.bw
Botswana calling code	+267

10 districts and 6 town councils*

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