Area 581,730 sq km (224,606 sq mi)
Poplation 1,573,000
Capital city Gaborone (186,000)
Government Multiparty republic
Ethnicity Groups: Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, Others
Language English (official), Setswana
Religions Traditional beliefs 85%, Christianity 15%
Currency Pula = 100 thebe

The republic of Botswana is a landlocked country in the southern Africa.

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