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Botswana Thematic Maps

Country (long form)	Republic of Botswana
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