Botswana
Botswana, or Republic of Botswana, a landlocked country of southern Africa. It lies on the Tropic of Capricorn about midway between Africa's east and west coasts.
Botswana, or Republic of Botswana, a landlocked country of southern Africa. It lies on the Tropic of Capricorn about midway between Africa's east and west coasts.
The British made the region that is now Botswana a protectorate in 1885, and named it Bechuanaland, after the largest ethnic group.
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