Location: |
Southern Africa, north of South Africa |
Size: |
600,370 sq. km.
(slightly smaller than Texas)
Elevation varies from
513 to 1,489 meters |
Population: |
1,815,508 (July 2007
est.)
* 0-14 years: 35.8%
* 15-64 years: 60.3%
* 65+ years:
3.9%
Median age: 20.9 years
Life expectancy: 50.58 years
HIV / AIDS: 37.3% |
|
Christianity 71.6%
None 20.6%
Badimo 6%
Other 1.8% |
Language: |
English (official)
Setswana
Kalanga
Sekgalagadi
Other languages |
Government: |
Parliamentary Republic |
Capital: |
Gaborone |
Independence: |
30 September 1966 (from UK) |
