Botswana
Basic Information
Official name: Republic of Botswana
Native name: Botswana
Population: 2,359,609
Area: 582,000 km²
Region: Africa
Sub Region: Southern Africa
Capital: Gaborone
Coordinates: -22°, 24°
Landlocked: Yes
Political & Administrative
UN Member: Yes
Independent: Yes
Status: officially-assigned
ISO Code (Alpha-2): BW
ISO Code (Alpha-3): BWA
Olympic Code: BOT
FIFA Code: BOT
Top level domain: .bw
Start of week: monday
Currencies
Botswana pula (P) - BWP
Languages
English (eng)Tswana (tsn)
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Continents
Africa
Demonyms
eng: Motswana/Motswanafra: Botswanais/Botswanaise
GINI Index
2015: 53.3
Driving
Side: leftSign: BW
International Dialing
+267
Coat of Arms
Border Countries: