Botswana

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Botswana is a sovereign state in Southern Africa, Africa. It covers 582,000 km² and has a population of approximately 2,359,609. It is a landlocked country. Its official language is English and its currency is the Botswana pula (P).

Quick facts

Capital: Gaborone
Population: 2,359,609
Area: 582,000 km²
Currency: Botswana pula (P)
Languages: English, Tswana
Calling code: +267
TLD: .bw
Driving side: Left
Landlocked: Yes
Continents: Africa
Timezone: UTC+02:00
Native name: Botswana

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Appears in 39 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#13	138.33
Countries by Forest area (sq. km)	#44	148,998km²
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area)	#77	45.63
Countries by Forest area (% of land area)	#115	26.29
Countries by Arable land (hectares)	#138	260,000
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons)	#145	74406.68
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)	#150	416years
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#161	96.87
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare)	#177	468.9
Countries by Arable land (% of land area)	#197	0.46

Development

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)	#4	99.01
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)	#75	678,077,000
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$)	#80	1299170.02
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)	#81	4.35
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)	#94	321389633.7
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)	#99	2,317,990,593
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI)	#100	7.98
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI)	#115	11.93

Economy

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by unemployment rate	#3	28.00
Countries by average monthly salary	#76	1,232US $
Countries by GDP per capita	#97	6943.16
Countries by GDP (PPP)	#122	52.65
Countries by cost of living index	#126	21
Countries by GDP (Nominal)	#133	19.19in billions
Countries by GDP growth rate	#171	-0.01

Business

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources	#76	67.25
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products	#95	75.14
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services	#99	68.67
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure	#101	60
Countries by SPI Overall Score	#116	64.21
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use	#172	50

Geography

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by land area	#47	581,730km²
Countries by highest elevation	#97	1,489m
Countries by lowest elevation	#117	513m
Countries by Coastline Length	#190	0kilometers

Population & Health

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by population growth rate	#72	0.02
Countries by population	#144	2.56
Countries by median age	#175	22.88
Countries by population density	#226	4.3

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