Botswana
The Lord’s Testimony
Updated November 25, 2022
No. of saints in church life: 20
No Table meeting established yet.
Country Profile
Location: Southern Africa, north of South Africa
Geographical
Size: land: 566,730 sq km, water: 15,000 sq km Climate: semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
Population: 2,450,668(July 2024 est.)
Population
Growth Rate: 1.34% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and people of European ancestry 7%
Languages: Setswana 77.3%, Sekalanga 7.4%, Shekgalagadi 3.4%, English (official) 2.8%, Zezuru/Shona 2%, Sesarwa 1.7%, Sembukushu 1.6%, Ndebele 1%, other 2.8% (2011 est.)
Religion: Christian
79.1%, Badimo 4.1%, other 1.4% (includes Baha'i, Hindu, Muslim, Rastafarian), none 15.2%, unspecified 0.3% (2011 est.) Government
Type: parliamentary republic
Capital
City: Gaborone
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