Botswana#
In the early 1800s, multiple political entities in what is now Botswana were destabilized or destroyed by a series of conflicts and population movements in southern Africa.
Government type: parliamentary republic. Chief of state: President Duma BOKO (since 1 November 2024).
Facts#
Capital |
Gaborone |
Region |
Southern Africa, north of South Africa |
Area |
total : 581,730 sq km; land: 566,730 sq km; water: 15,000 sq km |
Population |
2,521,534 (2025 est.) |
Languages |
Setswana 77.3%, Sekalanga 7.4%, Shekgalagadi 3.4%, English (official) 2.8%, Zezuru/Shona 2%, Sesarwa 1.7%, Sembukushu 1.6%, Ndebele 1%, other 2.8% (2011 est.) |
Currency |
pulas (BWP) |
Time zone |
to be filled |
ccTLD |
.bw |
Refugees#
Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.
Camp |
Population |
Origin |
Location |
Notes |
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