Botswana Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of Botswana Gaborone 581,730 sq km 224,607 sq mi PEOPLE Population 1,842,323 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 1.43 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 2,165,143 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 2,385,685 (2050 estimate) Population density 3.1 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 8 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 51 percent (2003 estimate) Share rural 49 percent (2003 estimate) Largest cities, with population Gaborone 199,000 (2003 estimate) Francistown 84,406 (2001) Selebi-Pikwe 50,012 (2001) K anye 40,639 (2001) Lobatse 29,747 (2001) Ethnic groups Tswana Kalanga, Basarwa, and Kgalagadi O ther 75 percent 4 percent 21 percent Languages English (official), Setswana Religious affiliations Other Christians 45 percent Indigenous beliefs 39 percent Protestant 11 percent Roman Catholic 4 percent O ther 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total Female Male Infant mortality rate Population per physician Population per hospital bed 50.2 years (2008 estimate) 49 years (2008 estimate) 51.3 years (2008 estimate) 44 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) 2,510 people (2004) 635 people (1990) Literacy rate Total 81.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 84.1 percent (2005 estimate) Male 78.6 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 9.3 percent (1999-2000) 10 years (2002-2003) 27 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Parliamentary republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution March 1965, effective 30 September 1966; amended 1997 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 9,000 (2004) 3.8 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $10.6 billion (2006) $5,703.70 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 2 percent (2006) I ndustry 53.1 percent (2006) Services 44.9 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers 694,783 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 23 percent (2004) I ndustry 22 percent (2004) Services 50 percent (2004) Unemployment rate National budget (U.S.$) 18.6 percent (2001) Total revenue $2,174 million (1997) Total expenditure $1,734 million (1997) Monetary unit 1 pula (P), consisting of 100 thebe Major trade partners for exports United Kingdom, Zimbabwe, and United States Major trade partners for imports United Kingdom, Norway, Zimbabwe, United States, Portugal ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 100 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 154 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 75 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 27 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 11 (2003) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 27 (1996) Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Paved road as a share of total roads 105 (2004) 37 percent (2004) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
