BOTSWANA

Botswana

A well-chosen destination and situated on the African continent is this country that has developed thanks to its rich diamond fields.



Official Name: Republic of Botswana

Languages: Official: English and Tswana

Capital: Gaborone

Currency: Pula (BWP)

Extension: 581,730 sq km

Population: 1,501,000 inhabitants

History: The history of Botswana has not been easy. Its location in the heart of Africa made as a transit stay. English and Dutch settlers tried to unite the continent from South Africa to Egypt, while on the other hand tried to unite the Portuguese colonies of Angola and Mozambique.
Tswana tribes settled in Botswana in the seventeenth century.During that century had conflicts with the various invaders who penetrated into their land.
Conflicts with settlers of Dutch origin, the Boers, they kept the people of Botswana and asked for protection of the British Empire and the region eventually became a British protectorate.
However, the economic control of the Boer did not cease.
The inhabitants of the country fought for independence from British rule both economic and the Boers. Seretse Khama, heir bamangwalo ethnicity, one of the largest in the country, despite the obstacles to the succession by marrying a European office, succeeded at last in 1966 independence for Botswana, being elected as president of the state .

Economy: Economically Botswana is a country with agricultural and livestock feed production gets 80 percent of its population.However, the unstable weather that destroys crops with heavy rains and lack of fertile soil sometimes becomes very difficult to survive.
One of the most important sectors of its economy is the mineral industry, essentially the diamonds. Throughout Africa has only one rival, the powerful South Africa.

Weather:
Botswana's climate is not uniform. Thus, in the north find a tropical climate in central and southeast part is desert, and the rest of the country, temperatures are mild. There are two seasons in which rainfall occurs from October to May and December to January.

Geography: Botswana bordered to the west and northwest by Namibia, in northern Zambia and in the south and southeast with neighboring South Africa.
A plateau separates the country into two parts. The highlight of the terrain is the Kalahari Desert. Its main rivers are the Okavango and Chobe.

Society: The society of Botswana is mainly composed of ethnic groups, we can even find the people who maintain tribal prehistoric life forms, although of course there are other populations that are more pro-European dyes and even a minority who are.

Religion: Religion in Botswana is divided equally on two beliefs, indigenous and Christian who communicates with the other 50 percent.