Botswana

An Independent Nation and a member of the United Nations

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Official Name:
Republic of Botswana
Demonym:
Motswana, Botswanaise
Capital:
Gaborone
Continent:
Africa
Sub Region:
Southern Africa
Surface Area:
582,000 km²
Population:
2,351,625
Language:
English, Tswana
Currency:
Botswana pula (P)
coat of arms
worldmap

Codes

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2:
BW
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3:
BWA
ISO 3166-1 numeric:
072
ISO 4217 currency:
BWP
IOC:
BOT
FIFA:
BOT
Domain:
.bw
Calling:
+267

Name in Other Languages

Arabic (ara)

Common:بوتسوانا
Official:جمهورية بوتسوانا

(bre)

Common:Botswana
Official:Republik Botswana

Czech (ces)

Common:Botswana
Official:Botswanská republika

(cym)

Common:Botswana
Official:Republic of Botswana

German (deu)

Common:Botswana
Official:Republik Botsuana

Estonian (est)

Common:Botswana
Official:Botswana Vabariik

Finnish (fin)

Common:Botswana
Official:Botswanan tasavalta

French (fra)

Common:Botswana
Official:République du Botswana

Croatian (hrv)

Common:Bocvana
Official:Republika Bocvana

Hungarian (hun)

Common:Botswana
Official:Botswanai Köztársaság

Italian (ita)

Common:Botswana
Official:Repubblica del Botswana

Japanese (jpn)

Common:ボツワナ
Official:ボツワナ共和国

Korean (kor)

Common:보츠와나
Official:보츠와나 공화국

Dutch (nld)

Common:Botswana
Official:Republiek Botswana

(per)

Common:بوتسوانا
Official:جمهوری بوتسوانا

Polish (pol)

Common:Botswana
Official:Republika Botswany

Portuguese (por)

Common:Botswana
Official:República do Botswana

Russian (rus)

Common:Ботсвана
Official:Республика Ботсвана

Slovak (slk)

Common:Botswana
Official:Botswanská republika

Spanish (spa)

Common:Botswana
Official:República de Botswana

Serbian (srp)

Common:Боцвана
Official:Република Боцвана

Swedish (swe)

Common:Botswana
Official:Republiken Botswana

Turkish (tur)

Common:Botsvana
Official:Botsvana Cumhuriyeti

Urdu (urd)

Common:بوٹسوانا
Official:جمہوریہ بوٹسوانا

Chinese (zho)

Common:博茨瓦纳
Official:博茨瓦纳共和国

Neighbouring Countries

Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Latitude And Longitude

-22, 24

Timezones

UTC+02:00

Car Information

Driving Side:
left
Driving Sign:
BW

Popular Names

BW, Republic of Botswana, Lefatshe la Botswana