COUNTRY GUIDE · Africa
Botswana
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Botswana.
Botswana at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Gaborone
- REGION
- Africa
- POPULATION
- 2,500,000
- AREA
- 581,730 km²
- LANGUAGE
- English
- CURRENCY
- Pula (BWP)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Inland Delta
The Okavango spreads into a huge inland delta rather than reaching the sea.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Botswana
Botswana has one of Africa’s largest elephant populations, with major herds in and around Chobe National Park.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Botswana in its Africa region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 581,730 km² and a population of approximately 2,500,000. The country is listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.