Capital:Gaborone
Population:1,640,115
Area:600,370 sq km
Climate:semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
Languages:Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4%
Currency:pula (BWP)
Government:parliamentary republic
Religions:Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
