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Botswana

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Kudus on the move at Chobe National Park in Botswana.
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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 50

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
<p>slightly smaller than Texas; almost four times the size of Illinois</p>

People and Society

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Botswana. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

comparison ranking: total 171

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 68

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 56

Death rate

comparison ranking: 122

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 140

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 50

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 52

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 55

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 92

Environment

Government

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Botswana's coat of arms

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 210

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 111

Labor force

comparison ranking: 142

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 185

Public debt

comparison ranking: 183

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 53

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 96

Exports

comparison ranking: 130

Imports

comparison ranking: 137

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 98

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 42

Military and Security

Transnational Issues

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