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Botswana

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Key facts

  • currency: Botswana pula
  • capital city: Gaborone
  • region: Southern Africa
  • continent: Africa
  • land area: 566,730 km²
  • population: 2,675,352 people
  • political leader: Mokgweetsi Masisi (President)
Classified as: place

Location on a map: [-22°0′S, 24°0′E]

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Summary

Botswana is a country. The capital city is Gaborone, located in the Southern Africa region of Africa. It has a land area of 566,730 km², a population of 2,675,352 people and uses the currency Botswana pula. The President is Mokgweetsi Masisi.

Environment see more

Botswana is one of the countries in Africa, countries in Southern Africa and 194 countries in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 258,620.00 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 0.00 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 8.21 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 96.36 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 3.61 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 0.03 % of total
  • Net energy imports: 44.50 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 2.75 births per woman
  • Forest area: 151,364 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 74.69 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 12.58 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 19.80
  • Methane emissions: 3.14 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 0.84 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 1,353,690 people
  • Male population: 1,321,662 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 27.40 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 572,887.23 km²
  • Rural population: 725,903 people
  • Urban land area: 804.35 km²
  • Urban population: 1,949,449 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 0.00 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Botswana by population

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Botswana

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Botswana

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Botswana

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Botswana

Botswana relationship between life expectancy at birth and fertility rate over time

Botswana relationship between median age and fertility rate over time

Evolution of historical forest area in Botswana

Botswana relationship between rural land area and forest area over time

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Botswana

Botswana relationship between renewable energy consumption and fossil fuel energy consumption over time

Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Botswana

Botswana relationship between urban land area and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time

Botswana relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Botswana relationship between urban population and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Botswana

Evolution of historical internet access in Botswana

Evolution of historical land area in Botswana

Evolution of historical median age in Botswana

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Botswana

Botswana relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and methane emissions over time

Botswana relationship between population and methane emissions over time

Botswana relationship between rural population and methane emissions over time

Botswana relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and methane emissions over time

Botswana relationship between urban land area and methane emissions over time

Botswana relationship between urban population and methane emissions over time

Evolution of historical net migration in Botswana

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Botswana

Botswana relationship between population and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Botswana relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Botswana relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Evolution of historical population in Botswana

Botswana relationship between urban land area and population over time

Evolution of historical female population in Botswana

Evolution of historical male population in Botswana

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Botswana

Evolution of historical total rural land area in Botswana

Evolution of historical rural population in Botswana

Botswana relationship between urban land area and rural population over time

Evolution of historical total urban land in Botswana

Botswana relationship between urban population and urban land area over time

Evolution of historical urban population in Botswana

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Botswana

Botswana relationship between date and population over time

Botswana relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Botswana

Botswana relationship between methane emissions and agricultural land over time

Botswana relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and agricultural land over time

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Botswana

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Botswana

Botswana relationship between GDP and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Botswana relationship between methane emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Botswana relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Botswana relationship between urban land area and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Botswana relationship between urban population and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Botswana

Botswana relationship between birth rate and access to electricity over time

Botswana relationship between fertility rate and access to electricity over time

Botswana relationship between life expectancy at birth and access to electricity over time

Botswana relationship between renewable energy consumption and access to electricity over time

Botswana relationship between self-employed workers and access to electricity over time

Botswana relationship between vulnerable employment and access to electricity over time

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Botswana

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Botswana

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Botswana

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Botswana

Distribution of sites in Botswana by inscription year

Geographical distribution of sites in Botswana by area

Distribution of transboundary sites in Botswana

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Botswana by mean width

Relationship between width mean and length mean in Botswana

Cities in Botswana

Sites in Botswana

Wildfires in Botswana

Business see more

  • Central government debt: 19.62 % of GDP
  • Expense: 25.09 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 19,395,765,126.31 current US$
  • Inflation: 5.07 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 30.94 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 19.65 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 23.38 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 28.67 % of total employment

Distribution of companies from Botswana by foundation year

Evolution of historical central government debt in Botswana

Evolution of historical expense in Botswana

Evolution of historical GDP in Botswana

Botswana relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and GDP over time

Evolution of historical median inflation in Botswana

Evolution of historical self employed in Botswana

Botswana relationship between vulnerable employment and self-employed workers over time

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Botswana

Evolution of historical unemployment rate in Botswana

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Botswana

Distribution of shops in Botswana by country

Companies in Botswana

Exchanges in Botswana

Shops from Botswana

Health see more

  • Birth rate: 23.04 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 6.90 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 457.46 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 6.31 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 1.92 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 2.22 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 66
  • Suicide mortality rate: 16.10 per 100,000 population

Distribution of diseases in Botswana by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Botswana by start date

Evolution of historical birth rate in Botswana

Botswana relationship between fertility rate and birth rate over time

Botswana relationship between life expectancy at birth and birth rate over time

Botswana relationship between self-employed workers and birth rate over time

Botswana relationship between vulnerable employment and birth rate over time

Botswana relationship between median age and birth rate over time

Evolution of historical death rate in Botswana

Botswana relationship between life expectancy at birth and death rate over time

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Botswana

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Botswana

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Botswana

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Botswana

Evolution of historical life expectancy in Botswana

Botswana relationship between self-employed workers and life expectancy at birth over time

Botswana relationship between vulnerable employment and life expectancy at birth over time

Evolution of historical suicide rate in Botswana

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Botswana

Evolution of historical covid cases in Botswana

Evolution of historical covid deaths in Botswana

Relationship between deaths and cases over time in Botswana

Diseases in Botswana

Politics see more

  • Armed forces personnel: 9,000 people
  • Democracy score: 7.81
  • Democracy type: Flawed democracy
  • Military expenditure: 2.74 % of GDP
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 11.11 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Botswana

Botswana relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel over time

Botswana relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and armed forces personnel over time

Botswana relationship between population and armed forces personnel over time

Botswana relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel over time

Botswana relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and armed forces personnel over time

Botswana relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel over time

Botswana relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel over time

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Botswana

Evolution of historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Botswana

Distribution of politicians from Botswana by birth date

Distribution of politicians from Botswana by gender

Political parties in Botswana

Politicians from Botswana

Sports see more

Distribution of athletes from Botswana by birth year

Distribution of athletes by gender in Botswana

Distribution of competitions by city in Botswana

Distribution of competitions by country in Botswana

Distribution of competitions in Botswana by start date

Distribution of medals won by Botswana at the Olympics

Athletes from Botswana

Competitions in Botswana

Culture see more

Distribution of artists from Botswana by birth date

Distribution of artists from Botswana by gender

Geographical distribution of museums in Botswana by visitors

Artists from Botswana

Museums in Botswana

Research see more

Geographical distribution of universities in Botswana by total students

Distribution of universities in Botswana by foundation year

Universities in Botswana

In literature

There are 153 books written about Botswana in the database

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