botswana

Botswana is the 47th largest country in the world. It is geographically flat and is covered by the Kalahari Desert, accounting for 70% of its entire area.

It is 600,370 km², making it comparable in size to Madagascar. Most of the country's population base is located in the eastern savannah grasslands, along its borders with South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Because of the country's diverse areas of wildlife habitat, the economy fares well in part to safari holidays taken by tourists.

However, even with Botswana's conservation practices and extensive nature preserves, economic activity is still dominated by mineral extraction which is made up, for the most part, of diamond mining.

The official languages of Botswana are English and Setswana.

You'll find bloggers talking about Botswana at sites like AfricaRelated.com and The Wahenga Reporter Blog.

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• Botswana 1-6 Guinea

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 163
  http://www.bbc.co.uk Botswana 1-6 Guinea The Syli Nationale massacre Botswana to keep alive their hopes of progressing in the Africa Cup of Nations. published date:Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:31:06 GMT
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• Botswanas Jerome Ramatlhakwane: Guinea is do or die

  
  Goal.com — Authority: 626
  The talented attacker knows that the Zebras are under pressure to win their second Afcon game after their loss to the Black Stars of Ghana
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• The Plains Zebra of Botswana’s Salt Pans

  
  Travel Blissful — Authority: 97
  The Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana might be familiar to viewers of the BBC TV motoring programme Top Gear . During a 2007 edition of the show, presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May became the first people to cross the Makgadikgadi by car. This was no mean feat as the pans are remnants of an inland ...
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• Are you fundraising for Africa? Read this!

  
  The Wild Woman's Guide to Fundraising — Authority: 100
  I am so excited to present to you my interview with Charlotte Beauvoisin, who writes Diary of a Munzungu , a UK citizen working in Uganda. Her blog has been featured on Lonely Planet since 2009. For several years, she worked as a volunteer with the Ugandan Conservation Foundation, and now works in a tourism company ...
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• Group D: African Cup of Nations Preview (Botswana, Ghana, Guinea, Mali)

  
  Just-Football — Authority: 409
  Group D: African Cup of Nations Preview (Botswana, Ghana, Guinea, Mali) is a post from: Just Football Time to conclude Just Football’s team-by-team African Cup of Nations 2012 group previews now with a look at Group D – Botswana, Ghana, Guinea and Mali. Follow us on Twitter or subscribe to Just ...
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• Botswana vs Mali Africa Cup Nations 2012 Live Watch Fixtures

  
  Football Transfer — Authority: 419
  Botswana vs Mali live Africa Cup Nations fixtures football CAF. Botswana vs Mali results scores? Buy Botswana Mali tickets online watch Botswana vs Mali Africa Cup Nations 2012 schedule soccer: Botswana Africa Cup Nations Mali fixtures group D Botswana vs Mali schedule date: February 1 2012 Botswana vs Mali ...
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• Botswana vs Guinea Africa Cup Nations Live Watch Fixtures

  
  Football Transfer — Authority: 419
  Botswana vs Guinea live Africa Cup Nations fixtures football. Botswana v Guinea results scores? Buy Botswana Guinea tickets online watch Botswana Guinea Africa Cup Nations 2012 schedule: Botswana Africa Cup Nations Guinea fixtures group D Botswana vs Guinea schedule date: January 28 2012 Botswana Guinea time ...
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• Will Ghanas Black Stars do their favourites tag justice at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations?

  
  Goal.com — Authority: 626
  If history is anything to go by, it is dangerous to keep touting the 1963 and 1965 champions as favourites because they often end up flopping when everyone expects them to shine
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• Ghana vs Botswana Africa Cup Nations Live Watch Fixtures

  
  Football Transfer — Authority: 419
  Ghana vs Botswana live Africa Cup Nations fixtures football. Ghana vs Botswana results scores? Buy Ghana Botswana tickets watch Ghana Botswana Africa Cup Nations 2012 schedule soccer: Ghana Africa Cup Nations Botswana fixtures group D Ghana vs Botswana schedule date: January 24 2012 Ghana vs Botswana time ...
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• Drogba, Ayew, Ba, Cisse and co… African Cup of Nations 2012 – The Squads

  
  Just-Football — Authority: 409
  Drogba, Ayew, Ba, Cisse and co… African Cup of Nations 2012 – The Squads is a post from: Just Football Africa’s finest are back. The African Cup of Nations 2012 is just days away now and with that it is time to crank up the coverage on Just Football. Since starting the site back in 2007 we have ...
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• Achille Mbembe: Fanon’s Nightmare in The Wretched of the Earth Has Become Our Reality

  
  BOOK SA - Magazine — Authority: 116
  Last year saw the anniversary of 50 years since the death of Frantz Fanon and the publication of his highly influential work, The Wretched of the Earth . Achille Mbembe, an academic at Wits University and author of On the Postcolony , has written an overview of Fanon’s lasting contributions to contemporary ...
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• Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic: We’ll be 100 per cent ready for Botswana

  
  Goal.com — Authority: 626
  The Serbian is optimistic that the 2010 World Cup quarter-finalists will be in good shape ahead of their 2012 Afcon opener with Botswana
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• Africa’s top 10 safari camps

  
  A Luxury Travel Blog — Authority: 112
  Greystoke , Mahale Mountains National Park – Western Tanzania Located in Tanzania’s remote Mahale Mountains National Park, Nomad Tanzania’s Greystoke stakes its claim as one of the finest camps on the continent. A worthy contender for the most striking design of any camp, Greystoke sits on an idyllic beach at the ...
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• Genius guitar from Botswana

  
  Assistant Blog — Authority: 108
  Ian Birrill, co-founder of Africa Express and all round fount of knowledge about international affairs, flagged this up on Twitter and it’s absolutely bewitching. I’m a big fan of African music generally, but it would take a very hard-hearted music fan, no matter what he or she thought of world music, to find ...
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• Elephants: The Ebb and Flow of Thirsty Giants

  
  San Diego Zoo Blog — Authority: 109
  One of my favorite places in Botswana is the Savuti Channel, located in the heart of Chobe National Park, not only because of its unpredictable water flow, but because it is an intermittent elephant refuge. I first visited the Savuti when I was eight years old, while on safari with my parents. Back then, the river ...
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• Walk The Walk For Clean Water

  
  We Blog The World — Authority: 131
  (Image: Water Run) Easy to get, clean tap water and walking just for fun arent a luxury that we all enjoy. Many people around the world have to walk for 5km or more just to get some water.Water Run is a charity that is encouraging those of us i...
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• International Women’s Issues: HIV/AIDS and Women in Botswana

  
  Persephone Magazine — Authority: 474
  This week’s column aims to examine the impact of HIV/AIDS on women in Botswana, with significant exploration into what is being done, both internationally and by local women, to combat this disease. I should point out here that, since HIV/AIDS is such a major issue, and has been one for several decades at this ...
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• Africa Cup of Nations: Cote dIvoire lead the way while Mali could be good value outsiders at 20/1

  
  Goal.com — Authority: 626
  Adam Bate takes a look at the main contenders to claim to title on February 12th and he is predicting success for the star-studded Cote dIvoire squad
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• Words can’t describe Chobe National Park, Botswana

  
  Reclaiming My Future — Authority: 94
  It was 5am on September 19 2011 when I woke up to visit Chobe National Park. I had no idea that it would become the day that Africa stole my heart. Snuggled up in layers and my sleeping bag, I stepped on to the safari truck and headed into Chobe National Park, one of the most beautiful places the world can offer. ...
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• Botswana Home and Away Kits for 2012 African Cup of Nations

  
  Football Shirts News — Authority: 416
  The national football team of Botswana will be participating in the 2012 African Cup of Nations. In fact they became the first team to qualify for the tournament after the two co-hosts of the competition namely Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. …
  2 weeks ago

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