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	BOTSWANA. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Botswana’s three diamond mines collectively make up one of the largest diamond reserves in the world, with stones mined by the government and a South African mining concern.
		Botswana is a multiparty parliamentary republic operating under a 1966 constitution.
		On the political scene, the Botswana National Front, an organization acting on behalf of labor, has been growing in popularity, although elections in 1989 and 1994 gave the ruling Botswana Democratic party (BDP) a majority in the national assembly.
	www.bartleby.com /aol/65/bo/Botswana.html (1025 words)

	Botswana (12/06)
		Botswana seeks to further diversify its economy away from minerals, which account for a third of GDP (down from nearly half of GDP in the early 1990s).
		Botswana is currently also negotiating a free trade agreement with Mercosur and an Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union as part of SADC, and opened negotiations with China and India in 2005.
		Botswana is one of the 15 focus countries for PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief and began receiving funding and assistance under this program in January 2004.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/1830.htm (3807 words)

	Botswana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The roots of Botswana's democracy lie in Setswana traditions, exemplified by the Kgotla, or village council, in which the powers of traditional leaders were limited by custom and law.
		Botswana's impressive economic record has been built on a foundation of diamond mining, with prudent fiscal policies, international financial and technical assistance, and careful foreign policy ensuring success.
		Botswana's currency--the pula--is fully convertible and is valued against a basket of currencies heavily weighted toward the South African rand.
	clinton2.nara.gov /Africa/botswana.html (1917 words)

	Republic of Botswana
		The Republic of Botswana was a British protectorate called Bechuanaland before becoming independent in 1966.
		Botswana's population estimated for July 3005 is 1.64 million, up from 1.56 million in 2004.
		Botswana has attempted to resettle about 600 people outside their old homes in the Central Kahlahi Game Reserve, the settlements called by the Bushmen "places of death." In the game reserve the government has destroyed Bushmen water holes and banned them from hunting.
	www.fsmitha.com /world/botswana.htm (236 words)

	Adventure in Botswana
		Botswana is one of the few remaining destinations in Africa that still provides a good sense of the adventure of safari.
		It is bordered on the north and west by Namibia, on the north and east by Zimbabwe, and is connected by a narrow strip of land on the northern border to Zambia.
		Botswana was granted protectorate status (as Bechuanaland) in 1885, though local authority was maintained with determination by the Tswana chiefs.
	www.geographia.com /botswana/index.html (506 words)

	FT.com / Reports / Botswana 2006
		Botswana is arid and landlocked, its central plateau separating the populous eastern grasslands from the Kalahari Desert and the swamps of the Okavango Delta in the west.
		Diamonds provide Botswana with a prosperous economy, but rain is an even more precious resource, honored in the name of the currency, the pula.
		Botswana has one of the world's highest rates of HIV infection among adults.
	www.ft.com /botswana2006 (203 words)

	Botswana safaris and tours :: CC Africa
		Botswana: - Dubbed the Gem of Africa, the Republic of Botswana is situated in Southern Africa, nestled between Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
		Botswana hosts many splendours, one of which is the world’s biggest inland river delta, the fertile Okavango, which flows into the vast Kalahari Desert.
		Botswana's stable economy is thanks to fact that it is one of the world’s top producers of diamonds.
	www.ccafrica.com /destinations/botswana/default.asp (425 words)

	Botswana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Botswana has transformed itself from one of the poorest countries in the world to a middle-income country with a per capita GDP of a little over $10,000 in 2005.
		Botswana's currency, the pula, is fully convertible and is valued against a basket of currencies heavily weighted toward the South African Rand.
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	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Botswana (3265 words)

	Botswana Flag - World Flags 101 - Botswanian Flags
		The flag of Botswana consists of a light blue base with a fl horizontal stripe through the middle of it.
		The colors on the Botswana flag are the same as the colors of the country's coat of arms.
		There is a law in Botswana requires that you have permission from the government before you fly the Botswana flag.
	www.worldflags101.com /b/botswana-flag.aspx (229 words)

	Peace Corps \| Learn About Peace Corps \| Where Does Peace Corps Work? \| Africa \| Botswana
		T he Republic of Botswana is a multiparty democracy with a stable and progressive political climate.
		Botswana has maintained one of the world's highest economic growth rates since its independence.
		There are many leading figures in Botswana today who had a Peace Corps teacher or counterpart in their past.
	www.peacecorps.gov /index.cfm?shell=learn.wherepc.africa.botswana (389 words)

	A Briggs :: Botswana Foreign Entry Requirements
		Botswana has one of the world's highest known rates of HIV/AIDS infection, but also one of Africa's most progressive and comprehensive programs for dealing with the disease.
		Violent crime remains relatively infrequent in Botswana, but appears to be on the rise in urban centers.
		In addition, the increased instance of armed robberies and muggings in Botswana over the past two years warrants increased vigilance while walking in urban areas, particularly after dark and when traveling alone.
	www.abriggs.com /high_level/FER_B/botswana_FER.php (592 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)

	Royalty.nu - Royal History of Bechuanaland, Botswana Chiefs
		The Republic of Botswana is located in southern Africa.
		Botswana's official language is English, but its national language -- spoken by most people in Botswana -- is the Tswana language, Setswana.
		Botswana's government includes an advisory House of Chiefs with 15 members, eight of whom are the paramount chiefs of Botswana's eight officially recognized Tswana tribes.
	www.royalty.nu /Africa/Botswana.html (855 words)

	Botswana information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana (Setswana: Lefatshe la Botswana), is a landlocked nation in Southern Africa.
		Botswana's currency — the Pula — is fully convertible and is valued against a basket of currencies heavily weighted toward the South African Rand.
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	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Botswana (1948 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)

	BOTSWANA
		The Government of Botswana has for a number of years endeavoured to promote these inalienable rights and privileges of its citizens.
		We in Botswana continue to uphold, all freedoms of worship, speech and association on the part of our citizens.
		We recognize that farmers, fishermen, foresters and other food producers and providers have a critical role in achieving food security, and therefore, their involvement and enablement are crucial for the success of our endeavours.
	www.fao.org /DOCREP/003/X0736M/rep2/botswana.htm (1057 words)

	AEGiS: Botswana
		Botswana has maintained one of the world's highest growth rates since independence in 1966.
		Botswana Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS is a national umbrella (NGO) network formed by and for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs).
		Botswana now ranks as one of the four countries hardest-hit by the HIV pandemic.
	www.aegis.org /countries/botswana.html (877 words)

	Botswana - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It is bound by the Republic of South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west, Zambia to the north and Zimbabwe to the northeast.
		Relations between Botswana and South Africa have improved with the present dismantling of apartheid and in Nov. 1990 Pres.
		During 1991 Botswana implemented a favorable investment code that attracted foreign investment, particularly from South Africa while the government also sought to diversify its economy from the traditional mainstay of diamond exports.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/botswan.htm (1126 words)

	Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Botswana
		Ambassador of the Republic of Botswana to the Russian Federation is accredited concarrantly from Stockholm, Sweden.
		The delegation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Botswana took part in the 100th Conference of the International Parliamentary Union which was held in Moscow in September 1998.
		Trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Botswana are stipulated by the Trade Agreement of 1987 and the Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation of 1988.
	www.botswana.mid.ru /relations_e.html (378 words)

	Botswana
		While the roads in major population centers in Botswana are generally good, travel by automobile outside of large towns may be dangerous.
		Botswana's Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act makes illegal the possession or removal from Botswana, without a government permit of any living or dead animal or trophy from an animal.
		Ivory and endangered rhinoceros horn products obtained in Botswana may not be removed from the country under any circumstances; elephant hair jewelry may be removed only with the appropriate license from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks.
	travel.state.gov /travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1071.html (1650 words)

	Peace Corps Online \| April 1, 2003 - Republic of Botswana Daily News Online: Peace Corps returns to Botswana
		Read and comment on this story from the Republic of Botswana Daily News Online on the return of of peace corps volunteers to Botswana after six years of their withdrawal on the grounds that Botswana was no longer a poor country.
		He said the Botswana government and the US peace corps enjoyed a strong and productive relationship that started at independence and that over the years, the volunteers’ contributions had added value to “the good economic gains, good governance and political stability that Botswana was renowned for”.
		US Ambassador to Botswana Joseph Huggins told the volunteers that they should be proud to be in Botswana as they were here “representing the government and the people of the United States of America”.
	peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/2629/2012805.html (1013 words)

	Botswana Summary
		Republic of Botswana CAPITAL: Gaborone FLAG: The flag of Botswana consists of five horizontal stripes.
		Botswana POPULATION 1,591,232 AFRICAN INDIGENOUS BELIEFS, 65 percent CHRISTIAN 34.18 percent OTHER 0.82 percent Country Overview Introduction The Republic of Botswana is a semiarid, sparsely populated country in southern Africa.
		Botswana Botswana is a nation of 1.5 million people occupying just over 600,000 square kilometers (231,600 square miles) in southern Africa, surrounded by South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
	www.bookrags.com /Botswana (192 words)

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