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Botswana
 A landlocked country in southern Africa, Botswana enjoys a mild climate in the east; the Kalahari Desert dominates the west and south. The Okavango Delta and Chobe National Park in the north are areas of outstanding natural beauty, rich in animal life. Elephants at Chobe are the largest in body size of all living elephants; they number about 120,000. Stable and prosperous, Botswana has blossomed since independence from Britain in 1966. It is Africa's longest continuous democracy and one of the world's biggest diamond producers.
- Botswana's population is roughly 1,842,323
- The highest points in Botswana are in the Otse Mountain (1,491 m) and the Tsodilo Hills (1,489 m
- The San people have lived in the Kalahari for around thirty thousand years
- The Kalahari Desert covers eighty-four percent of Botswana as well as parts of Namibia, South Africa and Angola
- The Batswana, a term also used to denote all citizens of Botswana, refers to the country's major ethnic group (the "Tswana" in South Africa)
- The capital city is Gabarone
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