Botswana
Botswana is a sovereign state in Southern Africa. Its capital is Gaborone. About 2.5 million people live there (2023). It covers 581,737 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Gaborone
- People (2023)
- 2.5 million
- Area
- 581,737 km²
- Currency
- Botswana pula
Botswana at a glance
- Official name
- Republic of Botswana
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Africa
- Capital
- Gaborone
- Population
- 2,480,244 (2023)
- Area
- 581,737 km² (224,610 mi²)
- People are called
- Motswana, Batswana, Botswanan, Botswanans
- Official languages
- English
- Currency
- Botswana pula
- GDP (nominal)
- US$20 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 66.8 years (2016)
- Human Development Index
- 0.693 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 53.3 (2015)
- Unemployment
- 18% (2014)
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Head of state
- Duma Boko (since 2024)
- Country codes
- BW, BWA
- Calling code
- +267
- Internet domain
- .bw
- Drives on the
- left
- Time zones
- UTC+02:00, Central Africa Time, Africa/Gaborone
- Coordinates
- -22.2°, 23.7°
Botswana and its neighbours
Botswana borders Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Botswana
- Neighbours
Divisions of Botswana
- Central District
- Ghanzi District
- Kgalagadi District
- Kgatleng District
- Kweneng District
- North-East District
- North-West District
- South-East District
- Southern District
Member of
- United Nations
- African Union
- Commonwealth of Nations
- World Trade Organization
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- African Development Bank
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- UNESCO
- Southern African Development Community
and 8 more organisations.
How far are you from Botswana?
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Questions
What is the capital of Botswana?
The capital of Botswana is Gaborone.
What is the population of Botswana?
Botswana has about 2,480,244 people, as recorded in 2023.
How big is Botswana?
Botswana covers 581,737 square kilometres (224,610 square miles).
What currency does Botswana use?
The Botswana pula.
What language is spoken in Botswana?
The official language of Botswana is English.
Which countries border Botswana?
Botswana shares a border with Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.