Botswana By Jake Swanson and Alan Smith Government

Botswana By Jake Swanson and Alan Smith

Government • The head of government is President Seretse Khama Ian Khama. • Botswana is a parliamentary government. • Parliamentary government is a government in which leaders elect things on societies behalf. Basically a democracy. • leaders are elected.

Economy • Has the highest averaging growth in the world. • It has about a 9% growth per year since 1966 -1999. • In 2007 the unemployment rate in Botswana was 7. 5%

Economy • major imports are machinery, electrical goods, transport equipment, textiles, fuel and petroleum products, wood and paper products, metal and metal products • exports: diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles.

General Geography (maps)

Climate • Botswana's climate is semi-arid. although it is hot and dry for most of the year. • there is a rainy season. rainfall is very unpredictable in Botswana. • it could be down pouring in one area and 10 -15 kilometers away it could be sunny. • Mostly all of Botswana is covered in savanna either shrub savanna or trees savanna

Country flag • The Botswana flag consists of a light blue background a black horizontal stripe through it with white outlining on the stripe. • The light blue represents water, the black and white stripes symbolize the racial harmony of the people.

Currency • The currency of Botswana is pula • it comes in units of 5, 10, 50 and 100. • The coins are called thebe and come in units of 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 and p 1 and p 2 which is equivalent to 1 and 2 pula. • one american dollar is equivalent to 7. 3283 pula.

Botswana song and dance

VIDEO

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