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Botswana

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Included in South African total

  • Fish catch per year: 118 tonnes
  • Oil production and reserves: Not an oil producer
  • Estimated livestock resources: 2.25m goats, 1.7m cattle, 400,000 sheep, 4m chickens
  • Main mineral resources: Diamonds, copper, coal, nickel, soda ash, gold

Electricity generation

Percentages of the different energy sources used for the generation of electricity are represented graphically ("Combustion" indicates the burning of fossil fuels, wood etc.). An account of the country's resource base is given in the text.

Botswana is one of the world's top diamond producers. Large coal deposits are the basis of power grid expansion. Water is Botswana's scarcest resource.

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Consumption and spending

Percentage of the country's GDP that is spent on defense, education, and health.

GNP per capita is among Africa's highest, but about half the population live below the poverty line. Economic growth has exacerbated wealth inequalities.

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Visitors : Population 1:1.7

  • Total number of visitors per year: 1.04m visitors
  • Tourism trend: Up 4% in 2002

Main tourist arrivals

The state of each nation's tourism is explained, with reasons given when there is no significant tourist industry. The chart shows the percentage of total visitors by country of origin.

Tourism is aimed at wealthy wildlife enthusiasts and focuses on safaris, especially to the Okavango Delta.