Botsuana - Daten & Fakten
Länderstatistik
geographic coordinates: 24 38 S, 25 54 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: named after GABORONE (ca. 1825-1931), a revered kgosi (chief) of the Tlokwa tribe, part of the larger Tswana ethnic group
citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Botswana
dual citizenship recognized: no
residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years
land: 566,730 sq km
water: 15,000 sq km
arable land: 0.6% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 45.2% (2018 est.)
forest: 19.8% (2018 est.)
other: 34.4% (2018 est.)
15-64 years: 64.88% (male 745,327/female 823,267)
65 years and over: 5.95% (2023 est.) (male 57,876/female 85,892)
male: 64 years
female: 68.2 years
male: 25.6 years
female: 27.9 years
rate of urbanization: 2.47% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2021)
24.93% (2020 est.)
22.61% (2019 est.)
16.22% of GDP (2019 est.)
15.23% of GDP (2018 est.)
1.89% (2020 est.)
2.77% (2019 est.)
$4.81 billion (2020 est.)
$6.229 billion (2019 est.)
note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.
$7.413 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$7.696 billion (2019 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2020 est.)
percent of population: 74% (2021 est.)
narrow gauge: 888 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge
paved: 9,810 km (2017)
unpaved: 21,937 km (2017)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 161 (2021 est.)
none identified