Botswana is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, dominated by the Kalahari Desert covering roughly seventy percent of its territory, bordered by Zimbabwe to the northeast, Namibia to the west and north, Zambia to the north across a short border, and South Africa to the south and southeast. It gained independence from the United Kingdom on 30 September 1966. It is a unitary parliamentary republic with an executive presidency. Its capital is Gaborone. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Population2022 census figure, from Botswana's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearBotswana gained independence from the United Kingdom on 30 September 1966. Classification
Sovereignty Status Botswana
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Associated With
Chobe National Park was Botswana's first national park.
Source Chobe National Park (Wikipedia)
Source Gaborone (Wikipedia)
Has Capital
Source Gaborone (Wikipedia)
Rivers Through Territory
Source Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Botswana (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
Gaborone
Infobox, area
581,730 km2 (224,610 sq mi)
Infobox, 2022 census
2,359,609
Infobox, independence
30 September 1966
Introduction
bordered by Zimbabwe to the northeast, Namibia to the west and north, Zambia to the north, and South Africa to the south and southeast
View the Source Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationRivers Through Territory: Zambezi River, Infobox, CountriesQuote, Rivers Through Territory: Zambezi River, Infobox, Countries
Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
Gaborone (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Gaborone, Infobox, Country
Botswana
Has Capital: Gaborone, Lead section
Gaborone serves as the capital and largest city of Botswana
View the Source Chobe National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Chobe National Park, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Chobe National Park, Lead section
Chobe National Park is Botswana's first national park, and also its most biologically diverse.
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