- A person from Botswana is a Motswana, people from Botswana are Batswana and the native tongue is Setswana
- It is the only country in the world with more cattle than people
- It has a population of only 2 million
- Its capital city is Gaborone
- It was known as Bechuanaland until 1966, when it gained independence and was renamed THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA
- The currency is Pula (P) and thebe (t). Pula also means "rain"
- The Central Kalahari National Park is bigger than Switzerland or Denmark
- Botswana is one of the top diamond producing countries in the world
- The native tongue (Setswana) doesn't have the letters 'c', 'v'or 'z' in its alphabet
- Most Setswana names are unisex
Botswana, my pride.