GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $16.4 billion (US$) or £9.84 billion (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $30.09 billion (US$) or £18 billion (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $16,300 (US$) or £9,780 (GBP)
Capital of Botswana: Gaborone
Population (Estimated July 2012): 2,098,018
Area: 581,730 km2 or 224,607 mi2
Currency: Pula (P)
Official Language: English
Political Information: Democratic Parliamentary Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 70% of the population are Christians, 20% have no religious beliefs, 6% have indigenous beliefs and 4% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Point: Kwahu Hill at 1359m or 4,459ft
Largest River:
Time Zone: + 2:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 9 districts and 5 town councils*; Central, Francistown*, Gaborone*, Ghanzi, Jwaneng*, Kgalagadi, Kgatleng, Kweneng, Lobatse*, Northeast, Northwest, Selebi-Pikwe*, Southeast, Southern
Leaders: President Ian Khama with Mompati Merafhe as Vice President
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica,
Commonwealth Member since the 30 th of September 1966.
