Viewow’s Traveler Notes in Botswana
International Dialling Code   +
Internet Country Code   .
Time zone   GMT +
Monetary Unit   L

Weights and Measures   The metric system is in use
Electric Power   231 V / 50 Hz
Electric Plugs   M (rarely Type G may be found)

M : Flat blade attachment plug

View of Geography in Botswana
Coordinates   c
Land Area   sq km
Water Area   sq km
Land Boundaries   km  
Border Countries   c
Costline Lenghts   km
Highets Point   c
Lowest Point   c
Terrain   c
Climate   c

Average Tempretures in Summer   c

Average Tempretures in Winter   c 

Annual Rainfall Average   c

View of People in Botswana
National Name   c
Nationality   c

Anthem   c

Flag   c

Ethnicity   c
Languages   c
Religious   c
Independance Day   c

View of Demographics in Botswana
Population Density   person per sq km (July 2008 est.)
Population Growth   % (2008 est.)
Urban Population Rate   % (2006)

Infant Mortality Rate   deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
Total Fertility Rates   children born/woman (2008 est.)
Life Expectancy   years
Birth Rate   births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death Rate   deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sex Ratio   male(s)/female (2008 est.)
Divorces   (annual divorces),  0,11% (2006)
Literacy Rate   (2001 census)
Literacy Rate (female)   (2001 census)
Suffrage   18 years of age

View of Economy in Botswana

GDP (ppp)   billion (2007 est.)
Budget   revenues: ,  expenditures:

Public Debts   % (of GDP - 2007 est.)  
Exports   (2007 est.)
Imports   (2007 est.)
Invenstment   % (of GDP - 2007 est.)
Unemployment Rate   c
Labor Force   million (2007 est.)
Inflation Rate   % (2007 est.)
Growth Rate   % (2007 est.)
Arable Land   % (2005)

Trading partners   c

Industries   c
Agriculture   c
Natural Resources   c

View of Some Facts in Botswana
Main Lines Phones   c 
Mobile Phones   c
Internet Hosts   c
Internet users   c
Airports  c
Gsm   GSM 900 / GSM 1800
Gsm Operator   c
Railways   km (2006)
Highways   km (2006)
Waterways   km (2008)
Merchant Marine   ships (1000 GRT or over - 2008)
Ports and Terminals   c

Business Week in Botswana

--- Offices

Monday - Friday   8:30a.m. to 12:30p.m. , 2p.m. to 6p.m.

Saturday - Sunday   closed

--- Retails

Monday - Friday   8:30a.m. to 12:30p.m. , 2p.m. to 6p.m.

Saturday - Sunday   open stores can be found

--- Banks

Monday - Friday    8:30a.m. to 12:30p.m. , 2p.m. to 3p.m.

Saturday - Sunday   closed

--- Government

Monday - Friday   10a.m. to 6p.m.

New Year's Day   January 1

Republic Day   January 11

International Women's Day   March 8

International Labor Day   May 1

All Saints' Day   November 1

Independence Day/Flag Day   November 28

Liberation Day   November 29

Christmas Day   December 25

Boxing Day   December 26

Bank Holiday   December 31

National Day November 30

Holy Thursday

Good Friday

Easter (Orthodox)

Whit Monday

Start of Ramadan

End of Ramadan

Ramadan Feast
Sacrifice Feast
Arafat Day
Islamic New Year
Ascent of the Prophet

More About Botswana

Besides boasting the beautiful Okavango Delta, Botswana enjosy high standards of economic stability, education and health care, which, with the exception of South Africa, are unequalled elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa.

Landlocked Botswana extends 1100 km from north to south and 960 km from east to west, making it about the same size as Kenya or France and somewhat smaller than Texas. Most of the country lies at an average elevation of 1000 m, and consists of a vast and nearly level sand-filled basin characterised by scrub-covered savannah.

The Kalahari, a semiarid expanse of sandy valleys, covers nearly 85 percent of the country, including the entire central and south-western regions.

Despite Botswana’s modern veneer, there is no hiding the fact that much of the country is strictly for the intrepid traveller. With its vast open savannahs teeming with free-ranging wildlife, Botswana is the Africa of everyone’s dreams. Most of the country is covered with scrub brush and savannah, although small areas of deciduous forest thrive near the Zimbabwe border.