Botswana Botswana is a South-African country that occupies 581,7 sq.km. Official languages - English and Setswana. Significant part of the country is occupied with the desert Kalahari. The climate of the North is tropical, the South - subtropical. Average temperature of January - 25°C, July - 16°C The main part of Kalahari is a deserted savanna that is burnt off in dry period. Animal world of the country is very rich: elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, lions, hippopotamuses and many others. The majority of the country (about 1,4 million) uses Bantu group language. Monetary unit - Pule. Botswana is a member of OUN, ICF, Organization of the African Unit, British Community of Nations. The capital of the country is Gaborone. Botswana (MAP 120 KB)

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