Botswana

**Botswana** (English: *Land of the Tswana*; /bɒtˈswɑːnə/ (listen), also UK: /bʊt-, bʊˈtʃw-/), officially de **Republic of Botswana** (Setswana: *Lefatshe la Botswana*, [lɪˈfatsʰɪ la bʊˈtswana]), be landlocked country for Southern Africa. Botswana be topographically flat, plus approximately 70 percent of ein territory being de Kalahari Desert. Edey border South Africa to de south den southeast, Namibia to de west den  north, den Zimbabwe to de northeast. E be connected by de Kazungula Bridge to Zambia, across de world ein shortest border between two countries.

Country of slightly ova 2.3 million people, Botswana be one of de most sparsely populated countries for de world insyd. Ebe essentially de nation state of de Tswana, wey dey make up 79% of de population. About 11.6 per cent of de population dey live for de capital den largest city, Gaborone insyd. Formerly one of de world ein poorest countries—plus GDP per capita of about US$70 per year for de late 1960s insyd— e since transform ein body go upper-middle-income country, plus one of de world ein fastest-growing economies.

Botswana be member of de Southern African Customs Union, de Southern African Development Community, de Commonwealth of Nations, den de United Nations. De country be adversely affected by de HIV/AIDS epidemic. Insyd 2002, Botswana cam turn de first country nake dem offer anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) help combat de epidemic. Despite de launch of programs make e make treatment available den make e educate de populace about de epidemic, de number of people plus AIDS rise from 290,000 for 2005 insyd to 320,000 for 2013 insyd. As of 2014, Botswana get de third-highest prevalence rate for HIV/AIDS, plus roughly 20% of de population infected. Howeva, for recent years de country make strides make dem dey combat HIV/AIDS, plus efforts dem dey make make dem provide proper treatment den lower de rate of mother-to-child transmission.

## Etymology
De country ein name dey mean "Land of de Tswana", wey dey refer to de dominant ethnic group insyd Botswana. De Constitution of Botswana dey recognize homogeneous Tswana state. Na de term *Batswana* be originally apply to de Tswana, wey still be de case. Howeva, dem sanso use as generally as demonym give all citizens of Botswana.

### Administrative divisions
Botswana ein ten districts be:

* Southern District
* South-East District
* Kweneng District
* Kgatleng District
* Central District
* North-East District
* Ngamiland District
* Kgalagadi District
* Chobe District
* Ghanzi District
Botswana ein councils dem create from urban anaa town councils be: 

* Gaborone City
* Francistown
* Lobatse Town
* Selebi-Phikwe Town
* Jwaneng Town
* Orapa Town den 
* Sowa Township.

## Demographics

### Languages

### Tourism
De Botswana Tourism Organisation be de country ein official tourism group. Primarily, tourists dey visit Gaborone secof de city get chaw activities give visitors. De Lion Park Resort be Botswana ein first permanent amusement park den dey host events lyk birthday parties give families. Oda destinations insyd Botswana dey include de Gaborone Yacht Club den de Kalahari Fishing Club den natural attractions lyk de Gaborone Dam den Mokolodi Nature Reserve. Der be golf courses wey de Botswana Golf Union (BGU) dey maintain am. De Phakalane Golf Estate be multi-million-dollar clubhouse wey dey offer both hotel accommodations den access to golf courses. Museums insyd Botswana dey include:

* Botswana National Museum insyd Gaborone
* Kgosi Bathoen II (Segopotso) Museum insyd Kanye
* Kgosi Sechele I Museum insyd Molepolole
* Khama III Memorial Museum insyd Serowe
* Nhabe Museum insyd Maun
* Phuthadikobo Museum insyd Mochudi
* Supa Ngwano Museum Centre insyd Francistown

## References
**Works dem cite**

* Hillbom, Ellen; Bolt, Jutta (2018). *Botswana – A Modern Economic History*. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-3-319-73144-5.
* Leith, J. Clark (2005). *Why Botswana Prospered*. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 0-7735-2820-2.
* Benza, Brian (25 October 2019). "Botswana's Masisi retains presidency as BDP wins election". *Reuters*.
* Dionne, Kim Yi (30 September 2016). "How democratic is Botswana after 50 years of independence?". *The Washington Post*. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

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Dis article dey incorporate text from free content work. Dem license under CC BY-SA IGO 3.0. Text dem take from *[http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0023/002354/235406e.pdf UNESCO Science Report: Towards 2030]*​, 546–547, UNESCO, UNESCO Publishing.

## Read further
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