page_title: Outline of Botswana
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Botswana
caption_attribution_description: English: Shaded relief map of Botswana.
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Botswana:
  Botswana – a landlocked sovereign country located in Southern Africa. Citizens of Botswana are Batswana, regardless of ethnicity. Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west, Zambia to the north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. The economy, closely tied to South Africa's, is dominated by mining, tourism, and cattle.
context_section_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Botswana:
  Botswana – a landlocked sovereign country located in Southern Africa.  Citizens of Botswana are Batswana (singular: Motswana), regardless of ethnicity. Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west, Zambia to the north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. The economy, closely tied to South Africa's, is dominated by mining (especially diamonds), tourism, and cattle.
caption: An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Botswana
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