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Botswana

    Botswana is a landlocked country in southern Africa, roughly the size of Texas. It covers

224,607 square miles, yet contains only 1,444,000 people, making it one the most thinly

populated countries in Africa. The eastern portion is where most people reside, because the

Kalahari Desert covers almost all the rest of the nation. Botswana’s climate is a semiarid one,

consisting of very hot summers, and warm winters. Flat and rolling land make up the topography

of Botswana, with the Kalahari in the southwest.

    There are several major ethnic groups in Botswana. Most Botswanans are black Africans

called Tswana, and the largest group of the Tswana are the Bamangwato. The Bamangwato

make up almost one third of Botswana’s population. The majority of the Tswana are farmers.

There are also about 10,000 of the San people, or “Bushmen”. Some San are hunter-gatherers,

and some are farmers. Several thousand whites are also included in Botswana’s population. Most

are of British descent. Most whites earn more money then the blacks, and this causes some racial

tension. Although English is the official language of Botswana, most people speak Setswana, a

Bantu language. Eighty-five percent of Botswana’s people practice traditional African religions,

while the rest are Christian. Most Botswanan children attend elementary school, but only fifteen

percent will go on to high school. The small percent of people that go to cThis is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Electronic References. Please register below now!

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