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Country Profile - Botswana
- DATE
- 2009-08-31
BotswanaOfficial name : Republic of Botswana
Form of state : Unitary republic
Head of state : President, chosen by the National Assembly (President Ian Khama)
National government : The president, his appointed vice-president and cabinet (reshuffled in January 2007)
National elections : October 2004 (legislative); next legislative election due in October 2009
Legal system : Roman-Dutch law; cases in rural areas are heard by customary courts
National legislature : National Assembly consisting of 57 members elected by universal suffrage, the president, the attorney-general and four members appointed by the president; a 15-member House of Chiefs advises on tribal matters
National Day : 30th September (Botswana Day)
Land area : 581,730 sq km
Population : 1.92m (mid-2008; IMF estimate)
Main towns : Gaborone (capital) 225,000 / Francistown 94,600 / Molepolole 70,000 / Selebi-Phikwe 56,000
Climate : Subtropical
Weather in Gaborone : (altitude 1,000 metres) Hottest month, January, 19-33°C; coldest month, June, 5-23°C (average daily minimum and maximum); driest months, July-August, 1 mm average rainfall; wettest months, January-February, 105 mm average rainfall
Languages : Setswana and English
Currency : Pula (P)=100 thebe. Average exchange rate in 2008: P6.83:US$1
Time : 2 hours ahead of GMT
GDP('08) : US$ 13.361 million (Real GDP Growth 2.9%)
GDP per capita ('08) : US$13,880
Foreign Trade(‘08) :
- Export: US$ 4,707 million
- Import: US$ - 4,486 million
Public holidays : January 1st (New Year), Good Friday, Easter Monday, May 1st (Labour Day), July 1st (Sir Seretse Khama Day), July 15th-16th (President!s Day), September 30th (Botswana Day), December 25th (Christmas Day), December 26th (Boxing Day)
* Any additional information about Botswana could be found on below websites:
[Official Government Website]: http://www.gov.bw/en/
[Newspaper] The Voice : www.thevoicebw.com ; The Gazette : www.gazette.bw
[Resource: Economic Intelligence Unit]
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