Official (or unofficial) Website:
http://www.gov.bw/home.html
Currency:
Pula
Bordering Countries:
Kalahari Desert and Cubango River
Major Cities:
Francistown and Selebi-Phikwe
Language(s):
English
Ethnic Groups:
Tswana, Kalanga, Basarwa, and Kgalagadi
Natural Resources:
Corn, sorghum, millet, and beans, cotton, peanuts, sunflowers, cattle raising and products, manganese, small gold deposit, asbestos, large nickel and copper deposits, salt, soda ash, coal deposits, antimony, sulfur, large diamond reserves, plutonium, and platinum
Government:
Botswana is headed by an elected president and has a multiparty parliamentary republic which operate under a 1966 constitution. The country has a bicameral legislature. The upper house consists of a 15-seat advisory House of Chiefs. The lower house, the National Assembly, has 40 elected members and four appointed members. The country is divided into 10 districts and four towns.
Stock Market:
Botswana Stock Exchange
http://www.bse.bw/
Higher Education Institutation(s):
University of Botswana
Maps:
Political Map
Relief Map
Reference Sources:
Botswana directory
Botswana key facts (geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues)
Botswana information from OneWorld (content and links to other sites)
Botswana information from World Information (key facts, profile, visitor guide, weather, map, news, directory, key indicators, and more)
Online News Sources:
AllAfrica.com: Botswana - Top News
Botswana Gazette
Daily News Online
Mmegi Online
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