Botswana

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2018

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1. Etymology

2. History

3. Geography

4. Politics and government

5. Administrative divisions

6. Economy

7. Demographics

8. Culture

9. Education

10. Science and technology

11. Health

12. Tourism

13. See also

14. Sources

15. References

16. Further reading

17. External links

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Botswana ( / b ɒ t ˈ s w ɑː n ə /  ( About this sound listen ) ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( Tswana : Lefatshe la Botswana ), is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland , Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. [7] Since then, it has maintained a strong tradition of stable representative democracy , with a consistent record of uninterrupted democratic elections and the best perceived corruption ranking in Africa since at least 1998. [8]

2017

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1. History

2. Geography

3. Politics and government

4. Administrative divisions

5. Economy

6. Demographics

7. Culture

8. Education

9. Science and technology

10. Health

11. Tourism

12. See also

13. Sources

14. References

15. Further reading

16. External links

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Botswana ( / b ɒ t ˈ s w ɑː n ə / ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( Tswana : Lefatshe la Botswana ), is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens refer to themselves as Batswana (singular: Motswana ). [6] [ not in citation given ] Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland , Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. [7] Since then, it has maintained a strong tradition of stable representative democracy , with a consistent record of uninterrupted democratic elections and the best perceived corruption ranking in Africa for the last four years. [8]

2016

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1. History

2. Geography

3. Politics and government

4. Administrative divisions

5. Economy

6. Demographics

7. Culture

8. Education

9. Health

10. Tourism

11. See also

12. References

13. Further reading

14. External links

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Botswana / b ɒ t ˈ s w ɑː n ə / , officially the Republic of Botswana ( Tswana : Lefatshe la Botswana ), is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens refer to themselves as Batswana (singular: Motswana ). [6] [ not in citation given ] Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland , Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. [7] Since then, it has maintained a strong tradition of stable representative democracy , with a consistent record of uninterrupted democratic elections .

2015

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1. History

2. Geography

3. Politics and government

4. Administrative divisions

5. Economy

6. Demographics

7. Culture

8. Education

9. Health

10. Tourism

11. See also

12. Notes and references

13. Further reading

14. External links

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Botswana / b ɒ t ˈ s w ɑː n ə / , officially the Republic of Botswana ( Tswana : Lefatshe la Botswana ), is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens refer to themselves as Batswana (singular: Motswana ). [6] Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland , Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. [7] Since then, it has maintained a strong tradition of stable representative democracy , with a consistent record of uninterrupted democratic elections .

2014

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1. History

2. Geography

3. Politics and government

4. Administrative divisions

5. Economy

6. Demographics

7. Culture

8. Education

9. Health

10. Tourism

11. See also

12. Notes and references

13. Further reading

14. External links

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Botswana / b ɒ t ˈ s w ɑː n ə / , officially the Republic of Botswana ( Tswana : Lefatshe la Botswana ), is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens refer to themselves as Batswana (singular: Motswana ). [5] Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland , Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. [6] Since then, it has maintained a strong tradition as a stable representative democracy , with a consistent record of uninterrupted democratic elections .

2013

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1. History

2. Geography

3. Politics and government

4. Administrative divisions

5. Economy

6. Demographics

7. Culture

8. Education

9. Health

10. Tourism

11. See also

12. Notes and references

13. Further reading

14. External links

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Botswana / b ɒ t ˈ s w ɑː n ə / , officially the Republic of Botswana ( Tswana : Lefatshe la Botswana ), is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens refer to themselves as "Batswana" (singular: Motswana). Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland , Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. It has held uninterrupted democratic elections since independence.

2012

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1. History

2. Politics and government

3. Administrative divisions

4. Geography

5. Ecology

6. Foreign relations and military

7. Economy

8. Infrastructure

9. Demographics

10. Culture

11. See also

12. Notes and references

13. Further reading

14. External links

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Botswana , officially the Republic of Botswana ( Tswana : Lefatshe la Botswana ), is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa . The citizens refer to themselves as "Batswana" (singular: Motswana), but many English-language sources use "Botswanan" instead. Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland , Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. It has held free and fair democratic elections since independence.

2011

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1. History

2. Politics and government

3. Geography and environment

4. Defence

5. Economy

6. Demographics

7. Health

8. Education

9. Sports

10. Culture

11. See also

12. Notes and references

13. Further reading

14. External links

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Botswana , officially the Republic of Botswana ( Tswana : Lefatshe la Botswana ), is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa . The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" (singular: Motswana). Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland , Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. It has held free and fair democratic elections since independence.

2010

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1. History

2. Politics and government

3. Geography and environment

4. Defense

5. Economy

6. Demographics

7. Health

8. Education

9. Sports

10. Culture

11. See also

12. Notes and references

13. Further reading

14. External links

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The Republic of Botswana ( Tswana : Lefatshe la Botswana ) is a country located in Southern Africa . The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" (singular: Motswana). Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland , Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. It has held free and fair democratic elections since independence.

2009

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1. History

2. Geography and environment

3. Politics and government

4. Defence

5. Economy

6. Health

7. Sports

8. Culture

9. Education

10. Demographics

11. Popular culture

12. See also

13. Notes and references

14. Further reading

15. External links

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The Republic of Botswana ( Tswana : Lefatshe la Botswana ) is a landlocked country in Southern Africa . Citizens of Botswana are called "Batswana" (singular: Motswana), regardless of ethnicity. Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland , Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. It meets Zambia at a single point.

2008

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55 paragraphs

24 images

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1. History

2. Geography and environment

3. Politics and government

4. Defense

5. Economy

6. Trade

7. Private sector development, foreign investment

8. Tourism

9. Sports

10. Culture

11. Language

12. Visual arts

13. Literature

14. Holidays

15. Education

16. Demographics

17. Religion

18. Notes and references

19. See also

20. External links

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The Republic of Botswana ( Tswana : Lefatshe la Botswana ), is a landlocked nation in Southern Africa . Citizens of Botswana are Batswana (singular: Motswana), regardless of ethnicity. Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland , Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west, Zambia to the north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. The economy, closely tied to South Africa's, and one of the most successful in Africa, is dominated by the fast-growing service sector, world-renowned mining (especially diamonds) industry, tourism, and manufacturing.

2007

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1. History

2. Geography and environment

3. Politics and government

4. Economy

5. Culture

6. Education

7. Demographics

8. Notes and references

9. See also

10. External links

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Botswana , officially the Republic of Botswana ( Tswana : Lefatshe la Botswana ), is a landlocked nation in Southern Africa . Citizens of Botswana are Batswana (singular: Motswana ), regardless of ethnicity. Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland , Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on September 30 , 1966 . It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west, Zambia to the north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. The economy, closely tied to South Africa's, is dominated by mining (especially diamonds ), tourism , and cattle .

2006

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1. History

2. Geography and environment

3. Politics and government

4. Economy

5. Culture

6. Education

7. Notes and references

8. See also

9. External links

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Botswana , officially the Republic of Botswana ( Tswana : Lefatshe la Botswana ), is a landlocked nation in Southern Africa . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland , Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on September 30 , 1966 . It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west, Zambia to the north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. The economy, closely tied to South Africa's, is dominated by mining (especially diamonds ), cattle , and tourism . The country is named after its largest ethnic group, the Tswana .

2005

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2. Politics

3. Districts

4. Geography

5. Economy

6. Defence

7. Foreign relations

8. Demographics

9. Culture

10. Main population centres (in descending order)

11. Education

12. Miscellaneous topics

13. Botswana in literature

14. References

15. External links

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The Republic of Botswana ( Lefatshe la Botswana ) is a landlocked nation in Southern Africa . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland , Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on September 30 , 1966 . It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Namibia to the west, Zambia to the north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. The economy, closely tied to South Africa's, is predominated by cattle raising and mining , especially diamonds . The country is named after its largest ethnic group, the Tswana .

2004

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1. History

2. Politics

3. Districts

4. Geography

5. Economy

6. Demographics

7. Culture

8. Main population centres

9. Education

10. Miscellaneous topics

11. External links

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The Republic of Botswana ( Lefatshe la Botswana ) is a landlocked nation of southern Africa . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland , Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent on September 30 , 1966 . It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Namibia to the west, Zambia to the north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. The economy , closely tied to South Africa's, is dominated by cattle raising and mining . The capital is Gaborone .

2003

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The Republic of Botswana is a landlocked nation of southern Africa . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent on September 30 , 1966 . The economy, closely tied to South Africa 's, is dominated by cattle raising and mining. The capital is Gaborone .

2002

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The Republic of Botswana is a landlocked nation of southern Africa . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name upon independence in 1966 . The economy, closely tied to South Africa 's, is dominated by cattle raising and mining. The capital is Gaborone .

2001

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The Republic of Botswana is a landlocked nation of southern Africa . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name upon independence in 1966 . The economy, closely tied to South Africa 's, is dominated by cattle raising and mining. The capital is Gaborone .