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GeographyLocation: Southern Africa, north of South Africa
Area: Land boundaries: total 4,013 km, Namibia 1,360 km, South Africa 1,840 km, Zimbabwe 813km Coastline: 0 km
PeoplePopulation: 1,392,414 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.36% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 31.01 births/1,000 population Death rate: 7.41 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 38 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 3.86 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Batswana 95%, Kalanga, Basarwa, and Kgalagadi 4%, white 1% Religions: indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 50% Languages: English (official), Setswana
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
Government
Names:
Type: parliamentary republic Capital: Gaborone Independence: 30 September 1966 (from UK) Constitution: March 1965, effective 30 September 1966
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $4.3 billion National product real growth rate: 1% National product per capita: $3,130 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 10% Unemployment rate: 25%
Electricity:
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| The volunteer staff of the 1996 Olympic Games totaled 50,152. They worked an estimated 850,000 shifts. |