- Official name
- Republic of Botswana Lefatshe la Botswana · Tswana (Setswana)
- Capital
- Gaborone
- Region
- Southern Africa
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 2.3 million
- Area
- 582,000 km²
- Currency
- Botswana pula (BWP)
- Neighbours
- Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Internet / phone
- .bw · +267
Where it is
Notable facts
- Botswana holds the world’s largest population of African elephants, over 130,000.
- The Okavango Delta is one of the world’s largest inland deltas, where a river empties into the desert instead of the sea.
- Diamonds transformed Botswana from one of the poorest countries at independence into a middle-income economy.
- The Makgadikgadi Pans are among the largest salt flats in the world.
World Heritage 2 sites
National dish
Seswaa Beef or goat boiled with little more than salt, then pounded to shreds; served over maize or sorghum meal.