Botswana
Republic of Botswana
Botswana sits in Southern Africa and uses BWP - Botswana pula (P). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Gaborone
Population
2.4M
Area
582K km2
Population
2.4M
2,359,609 people
Area
582K km2
582,000 square kilometers
Density
4/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Gaborone
-24.63, 25.9
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Botswana, officially listed here as Republic of Botswana, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Botswana, BW, BWA, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Botswana is grouped under Africa, more specifically Southern Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 2,359,609 people and a land area of 582,000 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 4 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -22, 24, while the capital coordinate reference is -24.63, 25.9. Botswana shares listed land borders with NAM, ZAF, ZMB, ZWE, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Gaborone (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Gaborone, Francistown, Mogoditshane, Maun and Molepolole. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Botswana, capital of Botswana, and major urban areas in Botswana. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic with an executive presidency. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union, Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Botswana uses calling code +267, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+02:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Jan 15; the government fiscal year starts around Apr 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jul 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists BWP - Botswana pula (P), while language records include English and Tswana. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as BW. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 54.9 for 2015.
How to use this profile
This Botswana profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
BW / BWA
Top-level domains
.bw
Continents
Africa
Border countries
NAM, ZAF, ZMB, ZWE
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
BW
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Botswana is represented by the BW country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Gaborone
Gaborone
235,884
primary
#2
Francistown
Francistown
103,417
admin
#3
Mogoditshane
Kweneng
88,098
City
#4
Maun
North West
85,293
admin
#5
Molepolole
Kweneng
67,598
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic with an executive presidency
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Jan 15
Government fiscal year
Apr 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+267
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Languages
English, Tswana
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
54.9
2015