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Botswana

Southern Africa

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/

Facts

Capital

Gaborone 2

Population

2,359,609 2

2022 census figure, from Botswana's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2022 2

Area (sq km)

581,730 2

Independence or Founding Year

1966 2

Botswana gained independence from the United Kingdom on 30 September 1966.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Botswana

Connections

Associated With

Chobe National Park

Chobe National Park was Botswana's first national park.

Source Chobe National Park (Wikipedia)

Source Gaborone (Wikipedia)

Southern Africa

Has Capital

Source Gaborone (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Source Zambezi River (Wikipedia)

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Nationals Include

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Maruping Dibotelo

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Source Maruping Dibotelo - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Maruping Dibotelo is a Botswana judge that served as the Chief Justice of Botswana from 2010 to 2018.

Sanji Mmasenono Monageng

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Source Wikidata: Sanji Mmasenono Monageng

Terence Rannowane

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Source Wikidata: Unity Dow

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Source Wikipedia: Bessie Head

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Source Nijel Amos (Wikipedia)Article lead, first sentence [nationality]

Quote, Article lead, first sentence [nationality]

is a Botswana middle-distance runner

Origin Of

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Site Of

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Source Wikidata: Air Botswanatier 2

Bank of Botswana

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Botswana Stock Exchange

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Southern African Development Community

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University of Botswana

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Source University of Botswana (country source)

Found There

Dalbergia melanoxylon

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Drosophila melanogaster

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Eastern Gray Squirrel

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European Wildcat

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Flat Rock Scorpion

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Great cormorant

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Hamadryas Baboon

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Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis)

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Kalahari Desert

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Little free-tailed bat

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Mediterranean Fruit Fly

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Mirabilis jalapa

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Mozambique Tilapia

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Northern giraffe

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Phragmites australis

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Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis)

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Southern Maidenhair Fern

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Spotted-necked Otter

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Temminck's Pangolin

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White Rhinoceros

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Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

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Sources

1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction

Quote, Introduction

The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.

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2. Botswana (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia Foundation

Infobox, capital
Gaborone
Lead section
Its total area is 581,730 square kilometres (224,610 sq mi).
Infobox: population_census
2,359,609
Infobox, independence
30 September 1966
Lead section
It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, Zambia to the north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast.

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Wikidata: Botswana

Wikidata Q963, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

Zambezi River (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationRivers Through Territory: Zambezi River, Infobox: subdivision_name1

Quote, Rivers Through Territory: Zambezi River, Infobox: subdivision_name1

Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique

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Gaborone (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia Foundation

Associated With: Gaborone, Infobox, Country
Botswana
Has Capital: Gaborone, Lead section
Gaborone serves as the capital and largest city of Botswana

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Chobe National Park (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Chobe National Park, Lead section

Quote, 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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Wikidata: Central Kalahari Game Reserve

Encompasses: Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source

Wikidata: Chobe National Park

Encompasses: Chobe National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source

Moremi Game Reserve (Wikidata)

Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Moremi Game Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source

Wikidata: Nata Bird Sanctuary

Encompasses: Nata Bird Sanctuary, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source

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