| Capital
: Gaborone
Land
Area : 600,370 sq km
Head
of Government : President HE Mr Festus G Mogae (since
1 April 1998)
Population
: 1,640,115 (July 2005 est.)
Major
Languages : English (official), Setswana
Major
Religion(s) : Christian 71.6%,
Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001
census)
Date
of Joining : 1966
Map |