Botswana

Official Name: The Republic of Botswana
Sovereign Status: Sovereign Country
Government Type: Parliamentary Republic
Official Name (Local Language): Republic of Botswana
ISO Country Codes: BW : BWA
Internet Domain: .bw
Government Web Site: http://www.gov.bw
Capital: Gaborone Main Airports: Sir Seretse Khama International Airport
Language(s): English Population: 2,350,667
Currency: Botswana Pula ISO Currency Code: BWP
Telephone Dial In: +267 ID Prefix: 00



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Botswana

Government Website: http://www.gov.bw
Sovereign Ratings: https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/botswana
Central Bank: Bank of Botswana
Currency USD Exchange Rate: 10.90512 pulas (BWP) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate: 20% (2013 est.)
Population below poverty line: 19.3% (2009 est.)
Inflation Rate: 2.7% (2019 est.)
Prime Lending Rate: 5.25% (Nov-20 - TradingEconomics)
GDP: $18.335 billion (2019 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): $17,767 (2019 est.)
Currency Name: Botswana Pula
Currency Code: BWP
World Bank Classification: Upper Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture: 1.8% livestock, sorghum, maize, millet, beans, sunflowers, groundnuts
Industry: 29.8% diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver; beef processing; textiles
Services: 68.4%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook




Financial Exchanges:
Stock & Securities Exchange: Botswana Stock Exchange ;

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Botswana


Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

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Business Language(s): English
Customs & Excise: Botswana Unified Revenue Service
Development Bank(s): African Development Bank; National Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau: Botswana Bureau of Standards
Competitive Ind’l Performance: 91/141 (2019) Corruption Perceptions Index: 35/180
Ease of Doing Business: 87/190 (2019) Enabling Trade Index: 65/136 (2016)
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Investment & Export Promotion Agency: Botswana Investment and Trade Centre ;



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