Outline of Botswana explained

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Botswana:

Botswana - a landlocked sovereign country located in Southern Africa.^[1] 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, is dominated by mining (especially diamonds), tourism, and cattle.

General reference

Pronunciation:, also
Common English country name: Botswana
Official English country name: The Republic of Botswana
Official endonym: Lefatshe la Botswana
Adjectival: Motswana
Demonym: Batswana
Etymology: Land of the Tswana
International rankings of Botswana
ISO country codes: BW, BWA, 072
ISO region codes: See
Internet country code top-level domain: .bw

Geography of Botswana

Botswana is: a landlocked country
Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa
  - Southern Africa
- Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Botswana
  - High: Otse Hill 14910NaN0
  - Low: Confluence of Limpopo River and Shashe River 5130NaN0
- Land boundaries: 4,013 km

1,840 km

1,360 km

813 km

<1 km

Coastline: none
Population of Botswana: 1,639,833 (2006) – 147th most populous country
- Area of Botswana: 600370km2 – 46th largest country
Atlas of Botswana

Environment of Botswana

Climate of Botswana
Ecoregions in Botswana
Geology of Botswana
Protected areas of Botswana
- National parks of Botswana
Wildlife of Botswana
- Fauna of Botswana
  - Birds of Botswana
  - Mammals of Botswana

Natural geographic features of Botswana

Glaciers in Botswana: none^[2]
Lakes of Botswana
- Dams and reservoirs of Botswana
Rivers of Botswana
World Heritage Sites in Botswana: Tsodilo Hills and Okavango Delta

Regions of Botswana

Ecoregions of Botswana

List of ecoregions in Botswana

Administrative divisions of Botswana

Districts of Botswana
- Sub-districts of Botswana

Districts of Botswana

Government and politics of Botswana

See main article: Government of Botswana and Politics of Botswana.

Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
Capital of Botswana: Gaborone
Elections in Botswana
Political parties in Botswana

Branches of government

Government of Botswana

Executive branch of the government of Botswana

Head of state: President of Botswana
Head of government: President of Botswana
Cabinet of Botswana
- President
- Vice president
- Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration
- Minister of Local Government
- Minister of Trade and Industry
- Minister of Finance and Development Planning
- Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture
- Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources
- Minister of Infrastructure, Science and Technology
- Minister of Defence, Justice and Security
- Minister of Agriculture
- Minister of Works and Transport
- Minister of Labour and Home Affairs
- Minister of Health
- Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC)
- Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism
- Minister of Education and Skills Development
- Minister of Lands and Housing

Legislative branch of the government of Botswana

Parliament of Botswana (bicameral)
- Upper house: Ntlo ya Dikgosi
- Lower house: National Assembly of Botswana
  - Parliamentary constituencies of Botswana

Judicial branch of the government of Botswana

Court system of Botswana

Foreign relations of Botswana

International organization membership

The Republic of Botswana is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
African Union (AU)
Commonwealth of Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Botswana

Law of Botswana

Military of Botswana

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
Forces
- Army of Botswana
- Navy of Botswana: None
- Air Force of Botswana

Local government in Botswana

History of Botswana

History of Gaborone

Culture of Botswana

Cuisine of Botswana
Languages of Botswana
National symbols of Botswana
People of Botswana
Prostitution in Botswana
Public holidays in Botswana
Religion in Botswana
- Christianity in Botswana
- Hinduism in Botswana
- Islam in Botswana
- Sikhism in Botswana
World Heritage Sites in Botswana:
- Okavango Delta
- Tsodilo

Art in Botswana

Sports in Botswana

Economy and infrastructure of Botswana

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 106th (one hundred and sixth)
Agriculture in Botswana
Communications in Botswana
- Internet in Botswana
Companies of Botswana
Currency of Botswana: Pula
- ISO 4217: BWP
Energy in Botswana
Health care in Botswana
Mining in Botswana
Botswana Stock Exchange
Tourism in Botswana
Transport in Botswana
- Airports in Botswana
- Rail transport in Botswana
Buildings in Botswana
- iTowers of Masa Square CBD

Education in Botswana

Health in Botswana

External links

Notes and References

Web site: 3 July 2009. Botswana. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 23 July 2009.
The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.