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Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana is an enclosed country in South Africa. It has an area of ??581,730 square kilometers, and a population of 2374698 inhabitants, according to an official estimate for 2020
and is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. The citizens of Botswana are called Batsana (in the singular Motsana), regardless of nationality. About 10% of the population lives in the capital Gaborone.
Formerly a British protectorate of Betswanaland, Botswana took its name when it became independent within the Commonwealth on September 30, 1966. The country's economy is closely linked to the South African economy.
and it is dominated by minerals (mainly diamonds), tourism and livestock.
The country is largely flat and up to 70% is covered by the Kalahari Desert. It borders South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west, Zambia to the north and Zimbabwe to the northeast.
The border with Zambia, a few hundred meters long, has not been well defined.
Much of the country is covered by wildlife and is a tourist attraction. In 1986 there were six large national parks and 40 controlled organized areas for photography and six areas for safari and hunting.
Botswana was once one of the poorest countries in the world, with a per capita income of about $ 70 a year in the late 1960s, but it has transformed into one of the fastest growing economies in the world, with a per capita income of about $ 16,400 a year. in 2013.