Countries where ASL or a derivative of ASL is the national or a widespread language include Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana ( with BSL ), Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, the Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d ' Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya ( minority use ), Liberia, Madagascar ( minority use ), Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Philippines ( L2 use ), Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Trinidad and Tobago, Togo, and Zimbabwe ( with ZSL ).

Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent in Botswana and Zimbabwe.

The northern territory remained under direct administration as the Bechuanaland Protectorate and is today's Botswana, while the southern territory became part of the Cape Colony and is now part of the northwest province of South Africa ; the majority of Setswana-speaking people today live in South Africa.

Botswana is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa, north of South Africa.

Much of the population of Botswana is concentrated in the eastern part of the country.

Botswana is semi-arid, due to the short rain season.

Botswana is affected by periodic droughts, and seasonal August winds blow from the west, carrying sand and dust, which can obscure visibility.

This is a list of the extreme points of Botswana, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.

* Note: Botswana does not have a westernmost point as the western section is formed by the 22nd meridian of longitude east of Greenwich.

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Botswana, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Politics of Botswana takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Botswana is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system.

Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Parliament of Botswana.

Botswana is formally a multiparty constitutional democracy.

In general they are loosely organized " in-house " unions, although the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions ( BFTU ) is consolidating its role as the sole national trade union centre in the country .< ref >

At the end of July 2000, the government-owned Botswana Television ( BTV ) was launched, which is Botswana's first national television station.

All passenger services have been suspended in Botswana, with the only remaining service being an international link to Zimbabwe from Francistown, the only railway station that is still in service.

Botswana joins the African consensus on most major international matters and is a member of international organizations such as the United Nations and the African Union.

Botswana is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the US-military ( as covered under Article 98 ).

Botswana also is one of the countries where Russian citizens do not require a visa.

Botswana is one of the 15 focus countries for PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief, and has received more than $ 230 million since the program began in January 2004 through September 2007.

PEPFAR assistance to Botswana, which totalled $ 76. 2 million in FY 2007, is contributing to HIV / AIDS prevention, treatment, and care interventions.

The African elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) is currently split-listed, with all populations except those of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe listed in Appendix I.

Since independence the party system has been dominated by the Botswana Democratic Party ( BDP ), which has never lost power since independence.

* Botswana Congress Party, a political party in Botswana

Image: Lotsane Matric preps. jpg | Three-legged iron pots being used to cater for a school-leavers ' party in Botswana.

Mogae's party, the Botswana Democratic Party ( BDP ), retained power in the October 1999 general election, and Mogae was sworn in for a five-year term on 20 October 1999 by Chief Justice Julian Nganunu at the National Stadium in Gaborone.

The Botswana Democratic Party ( BDP ) is the governing conservative party in Botswana.

The party recently split with Barata phathi forming the Botswana Movement for Democracy and the A-Team and some of the other Barata Phathi members remaining within the BDP, this following the failed meditation talks between the factions by Sir K Masire ( former Botswana president ).

The Botswana National Front ( or BNF ) has been the main opposition party in Botswana since the 1969 elections.

Its representation was sharply reduced in the 2009 elections, with the party reduced to only six seats in the National Assembly of Botswana.

* Botswana Independence Party, a political party in Botswana

57 seats in the Parliament were contested, with the largest opposition party, the Botswana National Front ( BNF ), accusing the Independent Election Commission of fundamental errors in its conduct of voter registrations.

* Botswana Movement for Democracy Largest opposition party in Botswana

The Botswana Congress Party ( BCP ) is a social-democratic political party in Botswana, considered the third largest party in Botswana.

The BCP was founded in 1998 in a split from the Botswana National Front, with most of the BNF's sitting Members of Parliament joining the new party after a leadership dispute with Kenneth Koma.

* Top Gear, British television series, featuring an episode following a desert challenge in which Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May attempt to drive three old cars across Botswana, including the Kalahari Desert

Peru became the first of several countries to sever diplomatic relations with Tripoli on 22 February 2011, followed closely by African Union member state Botswana the following day.

The following year, it was renamed Northern Province, which remained the name until 11 July 2003, when the name of the province was formally changed to the name of its most important river – on the border with Zimbabwe and Botswana – after deliberation by the provincial government and amendment of the Constitution.

It borders the following areas of Namibia and Botswana:

North West borders the following districts of Botswana:

The BNF's parliamentary representation fell to 5 seats following the defection of the party's former Vice President, Olebile Gaborone, to the Botswana Democratic Party ( BDP ) in July 2010.

An African version of Rhumba popularised in Central Africa has a strong following in Botswana and has produced highly acclaimed musicians such as Franco and Afro Musica, Jeff Matheatau, Chris Manto 7, Alfredo Mos, and Les Africa sounds.

* Youth and Women's Groups, following the work of the Serowe Brigades of Botswana, of

As of August 2012, Air Botswana operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:

The following players were called for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Botswana on 8 September 2012.

The Southern African Development Coordination Conference ( SADCC ), which was the forerunner of the Southern African Development Community ( SADC ), was formed in Lusaka, Zambia, on 1 April 1980, following the adoption of the Lusaka Declaration ( entitled Southern Africa: Towards Economic Liberation ) by the nine founding member states ( Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe ).

Pitman ( 1974 ) gives the following range for the species ' total distribution in Africa: northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwestern Sudan, South Sudan to Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, southern Kenya, eastern Uganda, Tanzania, southwards to Mozambique, Swaziland, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana to KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, and into Namibia ; then northeasterly through Angola to the southeastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.