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  1. $Title{Table 12.: Botswana is Like This...}
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  3. CAPITAL-CITY:                                                            Gaborone
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  5. MAJOR TOWNS:                                  Francistown, Lobatse, Selebl-Phlkwe
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  7. INDEPENDENCE:                                                     30th Sept. 1966
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  9. GOVERNMENT:                                                 Multi-Party Democracy
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  11. HEAD OF STATE:                                                    His Excellency,
  12.                                                     the President Dr Quett Masire
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  14. LAND AREA:                                Approximately 581 730 square kilometres
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  16. POPULATION:                                           1987 estimate - 1,1 million
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  18. POPULATION ANNUAL GROWTH:                                          3,76 per annum
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  20. LITERACY:                                From 10 to 19 age bracket - 80% literate
  21.                                          From 20 years and above - 49,5% literate
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  23. LIFE EXPECTANCY:                                     (1981) - female - 59,3 years
  24.                                                              - male - 76 per 1000
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  26. INFANT MORTALITY:                                 (1981) - female - 60,6 per 1000
  27.                                                              - male - 76 per 1000
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  29. PER CAPITA INCOME:                                (1987) - about P1200 per person
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  31. AGRICULTURE AS % OF GDP:                                         (1982/83) - 7,2%
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  33. MINING AS % OF GDP:                                             (1982/83) - 27,9%
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  35. MANUFACTURING AS % OF GDP:                                       (1982/83) - 7,7%
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  37. LANGUAGES:                                           National Language - Setswana
  38.                                                       Official Language - English
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