Key facts
Capital:Gaborone
Location:Southern Africa, north of South Africa
Currency:pulas (BWP)
Area:581,730 sq km
Population:2,350,667 (July 2021 est.)
Languages:Setswana 77.3%, Sekalanga 7.4%, Shekgalagadi 3.4%, English (official) 2.8%, Zezuru/Shona 2%, Sesarwa 1.7%, Sembukushu 1.6%, Ndebele 1%, other 2.8% (2011 est.)
Religion:Christian 79.1%, Badimo 4.1%, other 1.4% (includes Baha'i, Hindu, Muslim, Rastafarian), none 15.2%, unspecified 0.3% (2011 est.)
TimeZone:UTC+2
Tel Code:+267
