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Republic of Botswana
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Capital: Gaborone
Total Area: 231,804.15 sq mi,600,370.00 sq km,(slightly smaller than Texas)
Population: 1,586,119 (July 2001 est.),note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Estimated Population in 2050: 1,167,054
Languages: English (official), Setswana
Literacy: 69.8% total, 80.5% male, 59.9% female (1995 est.)
Religions: indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 50%
Life Expectancy: 36.77 male, 37.51 female (2001 est.)
Government Type: parliamentary republic
Currency: 1 pula (P) = 100 thebe
GDP (per capita): $6,600 (2000 est.)
Industry: diamonds, copper, nickel, coal, salt, soda ash, potash; livestock processing
Agriculture: sorghum, corn, millet, pulses, groundnuts (peanuts), beans, cowpeas, sunflower seed; livestock
Arable Land: 1%
Natural Resources: diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver
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