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Recently, India and Botswana formally announced the translocation of eight Cheetahs from the African nation during the State visit of the President of India.
About Botswana
- It is a landlocked country located in the center of Southern Africa.
- Bordering Countries: It is bordered by four countries - Namibia to the north and west, South Africa to the south and southeast, Zimbabwe to the northeast, and it also borders Zambia to the north.
- Botswana is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth, the African Union, and the Southern African Development Community.
- Capital City: Gaborone
Geographical Features of Botswana
- The country is divided into three main environmental regions.
- Hardveld Region: It consists of rocky hill ranges and areas of shallow sand cover in eastern Botswana.
- Sandveld Region: It is the area of deep Kalahari sand covering the rest of the country.
- Ancient lake beds: It is superimposed on the northern sandveld in the lowest part of the Kalahari Basin.
- Major Rivers: The main rivers in Botswana are Okavango, Chobe, Limpopo and Molopo.
- Okavango Delta is one of a very few large inland delta systems without an outlet to the sea, known as an endorheic delta.
- Desert: The massive Kalahari Desert covers more than 70 percent of Botswana.
- Climate: It consists of semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
- Natural Resources: Diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver
Source: TH
Botswana FAQs
Q1: What is the capital of Botswana?
Ans: Gaborone
Q2: What language is mostly spoken in Botswana?
Ans: Setswana
