10 FUN FACTS ABOUT BOTSWANA

1. A person from Botswana is a Motswana, people from Botswana are Batswana and the native tongue is Setswana
2. It is the only country in the world with more cattle than people
3. It has a population of only 2 million
4. Its capital city is Gaborone
5. It was known as Bechuanaland until 1966, when it gained independence and was renamed THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA
6. The currency is Pula (P) and thebe (t). Pula also means "rain"
7. The Central Kalahari National Park is bigger than Switzerland or Denmark
8. Botswana is one of the top diamond producing countries in the world
9. The native tongue (Setswana) doesn't have the letters 'c', 'v'or 'z' in its alphabet
10. Most Setswana names are unisex

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Botswana, my pride.