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	Gabarone, Capital City of Botswana
		Gaborone, estimated population 186,000 (2001), is the capital of Botswana.
		Often described as Africa's fastest growing city, Botswana's capital Gaborone is a vibrant and colourful city, which lies in the flat valley between Kgale and Oodi hills, on the Notwane River in the south eastern corner of Botswana, 15km from the South African border post at Tlokweng.
		Gaborone was chosen because of its strategic location, its proximity to the railway line and Pretoria, its already established administrative offices, its accessibility to most of the major tribes, its non-association with any particular tribe, and, most importantly, its closeness to a major water source.
	www.viptours.info /gaborone.htm (1529 words)

	Gaborone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		IPA [xɑ.bə'ro.neɪ]), estimated population 208,411 (1 January 2005), is the capital of Botswana.
		The original name, Gaberones, is from from Gaborone's Village, following the early practice of referring to African tribal capitals by the name of the chief, in this case Chief Kgosi Gaborone of the BaTlokwa, whose village, now called Tlokweng, was just across a river from the "Government Camp" (colonial government headquarters).
		The main campus of the University of Botswana is in the city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gaborone (559 words)

	Gazette.bw (The Botswana Gazette) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Botswana’s health care system is said to be increasingly contributing to diseases associated with environmental pollution and the poor handling of clinical waste.
		According to a study carried out by independent researchers from South Africa, whose report was submitted to the authorities towards the end of November 2006, clinical waste from Botswana’s hospitals presents a risk to the health of a wide section of the population.
		The report notes that incinerator emissions from the health care industry in Botswana are a major source of dioxins and mercury, which are a threat to health.
	www.gazette.bw (854 words)

	UNICEF - Botswana -
		GABORONE, Botswana, 2 May 2006 — Here in the capital of Botswana, where hundreds of children have already died during a diarrhoea epidemic this year, hundreds more are now severely malnourished.
		GABORONE, Botswana, 8 December 2005 — For 21-year-old Boipelo Semere, a third-year student at the University of Botswana, the law degree she will soon receive is only one measure of success.
		GABORONE, Botswana, 1 December 2005 — They’re hardly seen under their breathing masks, the only sound is the hissing of the respiratory machine as their little chests heave in a desperate effort simply to breathe.
	www.unicef.org /infobycountry/botswana_30240.html (294 words)

	Botswana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gaborone is host to the headquarters of the 14 nation Southern African Development Community (SADC), a successor to the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC-launched in 1980), which focused its efforts on freeing regional economic development from dependence on apartheid South Africa.
		Botswana is in the process or formulating an Action Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour, which is expected to be adopted in the period 2006-2007.
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	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Botswana (3253 words)

	Gaborone, Botswana, Pictures
		Gaborone, formerly Gaberones, city, capital of Botswana, southeastern Botswana, near the Ngotwane River.
		Located in Gaborone are the National Museum and Art Gallery, the University of Botswana (1976), and the Botswana Agricultural College (1967).
		Gaborone remained a small town until the administrative seat of Bechuanaland (which became independent as Botswana in 1966) was transferred here in 1965 from Mafeking (now Mafikeng).
	www.greatestcities.com /Africa/Botswana/Gaborone_formerly_Gaberones_city_state_capital.html (172 words)

	AllRefer.com - Gaborone, Botswana (Botswanan Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		In 1965 it replaced Mafikeng, South Africa, as capital of the Bechuanaland Protectorate; it remained the capital when Bechuanaland became independent as Botswana in 1966.
		The South African Development Community (SADC) makes its headquarters in Gaborone; the organization was formed in 1980 in order to increase economic cooperation among its members and reduce dependence on South Africa.
		Gaborone is the seat of the Univ. of Botswana (1971).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/Gaborone.html (207 words)

	Gaborone, Botswana
		Today Gaborone is a bustling modern city and the seat of power for one of Africa's most successful economies.
		Gaborone is the seat of government as well as the country's commercial and administrative heart.
		Gaborone is filled with new buildings and suburbs, built wherever they would fit, resulting in a mix of low-cost housing, blocks of flats, shopping centres and industrial complexes.
	www.go2africa.com /botswana/gaborone/gaborone (222 words)

	Travel in Gaborone - Botswana - Africa - Culture - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		It is also the home of the Botswana Society which has a rich tradition of researching Botswana's pre-history and from whom you can obtain information about various interesting aspects of the country, like the Aha Hills, Drotsky's caves and so on.
		The Reserve is on the western outskirts of Gaborone, and is open from six thirty in the morning to six thirty in the evening.
		Mokolodi is home to over a third of Botswana's white rhino population and is engaged in a breeding programme.
	www.africatravelling.net /botswana/gaborone/gaborone_culture.htm (857 words)

	Gaborone - Capital of Botswana
		Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, has the usual facilities of any modern capital city, small though it may be by world standards.
		The mixed architecture gives interesting insights into the changing nature of Botswana society where the old and traditional ways are seen slowly to he giving way to more modern practices.
		To the north–east of Gaborone, roughly 40kms away is the attractive village of Mochudi and, in the same area, the rock engravings at Matsieng.The older part of the village; surrounds the kgotla (the tribal meeting place) and there are still some traditional houses and courtyards to be seen there.
	www.places.co.za /botswana/gaborone.html (560 words)

	allAfrica.com: Botswana
		The Botswana Police Service is offering a reward of up to P100 000-00 to anyone with information that could lead to the arrest of suspects who allegedly attacked and robbed Fidelity Cash Management Services of over US$800 000-00 and 80 000-00 Euros in cash at Sir Seretse Khama Airport yesterday afternoon (18 December 2006).
		The current Botswana Under-21 champion defeated Angola's Carlos Fernandes in a tense game that lasted four-and-a- half hours to bring smiles to the team and country in what is so far a gloomy tournament for Botswana.
		Robert Masitara, who is facing a rape charge, told the Gaborone Extension Two Magistrates' Court that the police were instructed to pin him down to the offence and that he was not to be let loose like it happened with investigations into how he ended up being escorted by police at his 2002 wedding.
	allafrica.com /botswana/bydate/?n=1 (1183 words)

	YFC \| Project Serve \| Gaborone, Botswana
		Botswana: 581 730 square kilometers, 1,5 million people made up of a number of tribes; among them the Bakgatla, Bamalete, Barolong, Bakwene, and the Bakgalagadi.
		Botswana’s population is especially hard hit by the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
		Youth for Christ Botswana started in 1995 and was officially registered with the government 2002.
	www.yfc.net /Brix?pageID=14923 (409 words)

	IRIN PlusNews HIV/AIDS News and information service \| Country Profile \| Botswana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		HIV infection trends in Gaborone and Francistown are illustrated in Figure 3.
		HIV prevalence among ANC attendees in Botswana increased rapidly from 18.1% in 1992 to 32.4% in 1995, 38.5% in 2000 and 36.3% in 2001.
		In Gabarone, HIV prevalence increased from 14.9% in 1992 to 39.1% in 2001 while in Francistown the increase was from 23.7% in 1992 to 44.9% in 2001.
	www.plusnews.org /AIDS/botswana.asp (906 words)

	STREET CHILDREN IN GABORONE BOTSWANA
		In the towns of Botswana, particularly Gaborone, a cursory glance is sufficient for one to observe a considerable presence of such children.
		The broad objective of the study is to identify areas of habitation of male street children in Gaborone, their origins as well as previous and current socio-economic characteristics.
		Since the poorest area in Gaborone is Old Naledi, it was chosen as the primary unit for selection of non-street children who are at high risk of leaving their families and moving out to the streets.
	www.uaps.org /Rapports/street.htm (4051 words)

	The IASTED International Conference on Power, Energy, and Applications (PEA 2006)
		Botswana is about the size of France or Kenya, but its low population density has ensured that its beautiful wilderness has remained unspoiled.
		Botswana is home to 120,000 migrant elephants – the largest elephant population in the world.
		The administrative center for Botswana’s strong economy, the capital city of Gaborone, is a fast-growing, vibrant modern city.
	www.iasted.org /conferences/2006/Botswana/c506.htm (865 words)

	Botswana // Africa's finest. Naturally. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Chobe National Park, which is the second largest national park in Botswana and covers 10,566 square kilometres, has one of the greatest concentrations of game found on the African continent.
		As one of the oldest towns in Botswana and site of southern Africa's first gold rush, Francistown, home to 92,500 people, is a typical frontier town, strategically placed as the gateway to the north, with all the main roads to Gaborone, Zimbabwe, Maun and Kazungula passing through it.
		Often described as Africa's fastest growing city, Botswana's capital Gaborone is a vibrant and colourful city.
	www.botswanatourism.org.uk (1321 words)

	botswana map and information page
		The first known inhabitants of present day Botswana were nomadic foragers, Khoe & San speakers, who lived, passed through and hunted here in small, egalitarian families for millennia prior to the arrival of the Tswana and Bantu people.
		Botswana's economy is given a serious boost by being the world's third-largest producer of diamonds, and a large exporter of beef to Europe.
		Relative Location Located south of the Equator and disected by the Tropic of Capricorn, Botswana is in both the eastern and southern hemispheres.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/africa/bw.htm (771 words)

	Overseas Fellowship Award Program: Botswana
		The Botswana Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative Partnership for HIV Research and Education (BHP), located on the grounds of Princess Marina Hospital, is a fully outfitted research laboratory and training center.
		Each of the fellows worked with a particular Gaborone City Clinic and was able to have at least 2-3 mornings a week devoted to clinical experiences with a primary care doctor while educating that particular doctor about acute HIV infection.
		Gaborone is often described in the guide books as dusty, quiet, and not a tourist Mecca.
	www.aamc.org /students/medstudents/overseasfellowship/botswana.htm (770 words)

	Botswana: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		Twice the size of Arizona, Botswana is in south-central Africa, bounded by Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.
		Botswana: Bibliography - Bibliography See Z. Cervenka, Republic of Botswana (1970); A. Sillery, Botswana (1974); J. Botswana: History - History San (Bushmen) were the aboriginal inhabitants of what is now Botswana, but they constitute...
		Botswana: Economy - Economy Cattle raising and the export of beef and other cattle products are the chief economic...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107353.html (695 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| Country profiles \| Country profile: Botswana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Botswana, one of Africa's most stable countries, is the continent's longest continuous multi-party democracy.
		Botswana was a haven for refugees and anti-apartheid activists from South Africa in the 1970s and 1980s, but had to tread carefully because of its economic dependence on the white-ruled neighbour, and because of South Africa's military might.
		Botswana has a long tradition of lively and unimpeded public debate, although opposition leaders have claimed that the government limits their ability to broadcast freely on the radio.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1068674.stm (659 words)

	Botswana on the Internet
		Its role is to establish and develop Botswana as a world-class hub to facilitate the delivery of a wide range of cross-border financial services to clients in other countries.
		Botswana is in mainland Africa and therefore the company is well positioned to facilitate business resulting from increasing financial flows between major industrial economies and Africa, as well as intra-African trade.
		In particular, Survival is campaigning with the Gana and Gwi Bushmen in Botswana, calling for them to be allowed home, for recognition of their land rights in accordance with international law, and for their right to live as they choose." Has a campaign against De Beers London store.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/bots.html (3028 words)

	Botswana energy scene (compiled by Wim Klunne)
		The Botswana Power Corporation, a parastatal body, was formed by Government decree in 1970 to expand and develop electrical power potential in the country.
		Botswana plans to provide electricity to all its citizens by 2016 if the current momentum of connections and developments are sustained.
		This set-up left a vacuum as to the provision of power on a commercial basis to areas that are far from the grid and sparsely populated.
	www.geocities.com /wim_klunne/botswana/energy.html (1333 words)

	Gaborone Sun Botswana
		The Gaborone Sun Hotel and Casino located in the capital City of Gaborone, offers world travellers and business people a sophisticated conference and meeting place with the added advantage of a premium casino.
		Gaborone Sun is the gateway to incredible outdoor adventure and safaris and many team-building exercises begin and end at the Gaborone Sun.
		The Gaborone Sun Conference centre consists of a main conference room, which may be divided into three separate rooms.
	www.namibweb.com /gaboronesun.htm (804 words)

	How To Apply - "Gaborone Botswana" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The consular section is closed for Botswana public holidays, U.S. public holidays, and as needed for administrative purposes.
		Standard documentation requested along with the printed application form is evidence of ties to Botswana.
		THE U.S. A petition (Form I-130 or I-129) for an immigrant visa based on family relationship is accepted at this office for petitioners living in Botswana.
	gaborone.usembassy.gov /botswana/consular.html (631 words)

	Botswana Sites
		The Gaborone area provides the birder with variety of species and habitats to explore and gives you an opportunity to pick up many of the typical bushveld species as well as numerous Kalahari specials.
		Kgale Hill (GPS co-ordinates 24.43 S, 25.52 E) This hill is a landmark in Gaborone, lying at the southern end of the western by-pass and accessible on foot from the Lobatse road.
		The Gaborone Group has monthly evening meetings (on the third Tuesday of the month) at the Botswana Accountancy College off the Tlokweng Road starting at 7.30 pm and featuring talks and slide shows.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/Gaborone.html (2148 words)

	Botswana’s Kalahari Desert – valuable as diamonds?
		If Botswana took advantage of the untapped economic value of the Kalahari desert, a new economic sector could be created.
		Gaborone, Botswana, 11 October 2006 (IUCN) – Investment in Botswana ’s drylands would yield high returns both for local sustainable livelihoods and for Botswana ’s economy as a whole.
		During his visit to Gaborone from 12-13 October, Mr Valli Moosa will meet with the Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Affairs.
	www.iucn.org /en/news/archive/2006/10/12_pr_botswana.htm (515 words)

	Botswana Travel, Botswana Accommodation, Hotels, Tours - Africa Stay.com
		Located in an African Bushveld Setting, Just 4 Km from the City Centre of Gaborone and 12 Km from the International Airport is the...
		Uniquely located in the North-Eastern corner of Botswana where the four African nations of Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia converge, Chobe Marina Lodge is...
		Chobe National Park is the second largest national park in Botswana and covers 10 566...
	www.africastay.com /botswana (178 words)

	"Gaborone Botswana"
		Members of the media are invited to observe the training at the IHS between 14:45-15:30 hrs, followed by a chance to meet Ambassador Dybul and learn more about Early Infant Diagnosis at a reception from 15:30-16:15 hrs.
		Members of the media are invited for a photo opportunity of the YOHO life skills training on Tuesday at Itumeleng Primary School in Gaborone between 13:45-14:45 hrs.
		Following confirmation from the United States Senate, Ambassador Canavan administered her oath of office as Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana in Washington D.C, on September 8, 2005.
	gaborone.usembassy.gov (639 words)

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