Botsuana

Exact population: 1,639,833 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 79.8%; male: 76.9%; female: 82.4%
Ethnicities: Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and white 7%
Land boundaries: Total: 4,013 km; border countries: Namibia 1,360 km, South Africa 1,840 km, Zimbabwe 813 km
Terrain: Predominantly flat to gently rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in southwest
Extremes: Lowest point: junction of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers 513 m; highest point: Tsodilo Hills 1,489 m
Imports: Southern African Customs Union (SACU) 74%, EFTA 17%, Zimbabwe 4% (2004)
Exports: European Free Trade Association (EFTA) 87%, Southern African Customs Union (SACU) 7%, Zimbabwe 4% (2004)
Industries: Diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash; livestock processing; textiles

Source: CIA World Factbook