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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Francistown
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89,979
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2020
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Gaborone
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208,411
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2020
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Molepolole
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63,248
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2020
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Region: |
Africa |
Population: |
2,312,142 |
Area Total: |
600,370km2 |
Area Land: |
585,370km2 |
Coast Line: |
0km |
Capital: |
Gaborone |
Climate: |
Semiarid; warm winters and hot summers |
Languages: |
English (official) Setswana |
Currency: |
1 pula (P) = 100 thebe |
Holiday: |
Independence Day is 30 September (1966), President's Day is 24 May |
Average Daily Temperature
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January: |
°C / 78.30°F |
July: |
°C / 57.10°F |
Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 17.4" |
Boundaries
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South Africa
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1,840 km
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Namibia
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1,360 km
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Zimbabwe
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813 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Tswana
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79.00%
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Kalanga
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11.00%
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European
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6.00%
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Basarwa
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3.00%
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other, including Kgalagadi
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1.00%
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Religions
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Indigenous beliefs
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50.00%
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Christian
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50.00%
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