maps of botswana

Botswana is a country located in the southern Africa and lies north of South Africa. Botswana maps an area of 600,370 square kilometers. The capital city of the country is Gaborone. This is also the largest city in the country. The official language of the country is English and Tswana. The form of government here is a parliamentary republic.

It got its independence from the United Kingdom in 1966. Most of the country is covered in Kalahari Desert. The maps of Botswana show that the country is a land locked country. It was one of the poorest countries in Africa during its colonial rule.

After that it tied its economy with South African economy and is seeing a clear change in its economy. It is now a middle income country. It has the fourth highest gross national income in Africa. Mineral industry provides most of the revenues for the government, there is the diamond industry too which contributes to the income of government.

The biggest diamond industry is half owned by the government. The biggest problem of this country comes from the health care sector, as it has the second largest number of people in the world who are infected with HIV virus. This has effected the economies growth too. Those with the travel maps of Botswana can go to places like Mochudi and Kgalagadi district.