• Officially the Republic of Botswana, located in Southern Africa.
• Landlocked, mostly flat with 70% in the Kalahari Desert.
• Borders include South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
• Population: 2.4 million, one of the least populated globally.

• Batswana people (80% of the population) are the majority.
• Kalanga people are the largest ethnic minority (11%).
• British colonized in 1885; became independent as Botswana in 1966.
• Parliamentary republic with democratic elections since independence.

• Economy relies on tourism and diamond mining.
• GNI per capita around $20,158, high standard of living.
• Challenges include high unemployment, income inequality, and HIV/AIDS epidemic.
• Member of several international organizations.

List of newspapers published in Botswana.