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Attribute
Botswana
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Eswatini
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Geography
Area (km²)581,73017,364
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)566,73017,204
Water area (km²)15,000160
Land boundaries (km)4347.15546
Border countries
  • Namibia
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
  • Mozambique
  • South Africa
Coastline (km)00
Mean elevation (m)1,013305
Lowest point (m)51321
Highest point (m)1,4891,862
People
Population2,317,2331,104,479
Official languages
  • English
  • English
  • siSwati
ReligionChristianChristian
Government
Long country nameRepublic of BotswanaKingdom of Eswatini
Short country nameBotswanaEswatini
Long local nameRepublic of BotswanaUmbuso weSwatini
Short local nameBotswanaeSwatini
Former name
  • Bechuanaland
  • Swaziland
Government typeParliamentary republicAbsolute monarchy
CapitalGaboroneMbabane
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)39,010,000,00011,600,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)17,380,000,0004,417,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)2.41.6
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)17,00010,100
Gross national saving (% of GDP)40.325.4
Labor force1,177,000427,900
Unemployment rate (%)2028
Population below poverty line (%)19.363
Budget revenues (USD)5,305,000,0001,263,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)5,478,000,0001,639,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)2.781.5
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)30.528.6
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-1-8.5
Public debt (% of GDP)1428.4
Inflation rate (%)3.36.2
Central bank discount rate (%)5.57.25
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)6.8810.75
Stock of narrow money (USD)1,645,000,000554,300,000
Stock of broad money (USD)1,645,000,000554,300,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)3,002,000,0001,144,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)4,588,000,000203,100,000
Current account balance (USD)2,146,000,000604,000,000
Exports (USD)5,934,000,0001,830,000,000
Imports (USD)5,005,000,0001,451,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)7,491,000,000563,100,000
External debt (USD)2,187,000,000526,300,000
National currencypulasUS Dollar
National currency (code)BWPUSD
National currency (symbol)P$
National currency rate to USD10.1914.44



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