What is the nationality of Botswana?
Botswana
| Republic of Botswana Lefatshe la Botswana (Tswana) | |
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| Capital and largest city | Gaborone 24°39.5′S 25°54.5′E |
| Official languages | Setswana English |
| Ethnic groups (2012) | 79% Tswana 11% Kalanga 3% San 7% Others (includes Kgalagadi, Indian, and White) |
What is a Motswana?
Motswana is the singular form of Batswana, and may refer to: A member of the Tswana people, an ethnic group in southern Africa. A citizen of Botswana of any ethnic background.
Is Botswana rich or poor?
Botswana is located at the center of Southern Africa, positioned between South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. One of the world’s poorest countries at independence in 1966, it rapidly became one of the world’s development success.
What religion is Botswana?
Religion of Botswana. About one-half of the country’s population is Christian, predominantly independent Christian, with some Protestant. Some one-third adhere to traditional beliefs as their primary religious orientation.
Why is Botswana bad?
Many groundwater sources went dry, and dams fell to below 20 percent of their capacity. Unstable agricultural conditions in a country where nearly half (48.5 percent) of land is for agricultural use, contribute to poverty. Another major reason why Botswana is poor is the intensity of HIV/AIDS within its borders.
How corrupt is Botswana?
The 2019 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index gave Botswana a corruption perceptions index of 61, where 100 is the most clean and 0 is the most corrupt. Botswana was the 34th lowest out of 180 countries in terms of how corrupt its public sector was perceived to be.
What is the name of Botswana God?
Before colonial missionaries, Botswanans worshipped Modimo, a Supreme Being. They believed that a being was responsible for creating humankind, animals, and nature. Their cosmology reflected a strong connection between people and the natural environment. One of the most important values held by Botswanans is Botho.
