Botswana

Official Name:	The Republic of Botswana
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republic of Botswana
ISO Country Codes:	BW : BWA
Internet Domain:	.bw
Government Web Site:	http://www.gov.bw

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Capital:	Gaborone	Main Airports:	Sir Seretse Khama International Airport
Language(s):	English	Population:	2,350,667
Currency:	Botswana Pula	ISO Currency Code:	BWP
Telephone Dial In:	+267	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Union; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Southern African Development Community; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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AllAfrica;

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Radio Botswana;

Botswana

Government Website:	http://www.gov.bw
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/botswana
Central Bank:	Bank of Botswana
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	10.90512 pulas (BWP) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	20% (2013 est.)
Population below poverty line:	19.3% (2009 est.)
Inflation Rate:	2.7% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	5.25% (Nov-20 - TradingEconomics)
GDP:	$18.335 billion (2019 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$17,767 (2019 est.)
Currency Name:	Botswana Pula
Currency Code:	BWP
World Bank Classification:	Upper Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	1.8%	livestock, sorghum, maize, millet, beans, sunflowers, groundnuts
Industry:	29.8%	diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver; beef processing; textiles
Services:	68.4%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Botswana Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Statistics Botswana;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Global Survey; Trading Economics;

Botswana

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	Botswana Unified Revenue Service
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank; National Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Botswana Bureau of Standards

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 91/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 35/180
Ease of Doing Business: 87/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: 65/136 (2016)
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