Outline of Botswana

The location of Botswana
An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Botswana

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

An enlargeable basic map of Botswana

Geography of Botswana

An enlargeable topographic map of Botswana
Main article: Geography of Botswana
 South Africa 1,840 km
 Namibia 1,360 km
 Zimbabwe 813 km
  • Coastline: none

Environment of Botswana

An enlargeable satellite image of Botswana

Natural geographic features of Botswana

Regions of Botswana

Ecoregions of Botswana

Administrative divisions of Botswana

Districts of Botswana
Main article: Districts of Botswana
Sub-districts of Botswana
Municipalities of Botswana

Demography of Botswana

Government and politics of Botswana

Branches of government

Executive branch of the government of Botswana

Legislative branch of the government of Botswana

Judicial branch of the government of Botswana

Foreign relations of Botswana

International organization membership

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

Law and order in Botswana

Military of Botswana

Main article: Military of Botswana

History of Botswana

Main article: History of Botswana

Culture of Botswana

Main article: Culture of Botswana

Art in Botswana

Sports in Botswana

Main article: Sports in Botswana

Economy and infrastructure of Botswana

Main article: Economy of Botswana]

Education in Botswana

Main article: Education in Botswana

Health in Botswana

Main article: Health in Botswana

See also

English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tswana language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main article: Botswana

References

  1. 1 2 "Botswana". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  2. 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.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Botswana


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