Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a Governor-General Prime minister: Stephen Harper
Population
2,098,018
34,300,083
Life Expectancy
55.740 years
81.480 years
Capital City
Gaborone
Ottawa
Largest city
Gaborone (population: 208,411)
Toronto (population: 4,612,190)
Human Development Index
0.664
0.967
GDP per capita
$16,200 US
$41,100 US
Literacy Rate
81.2%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
5.8
8.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
11.1%
24.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
David Thomson & family ($13.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
7.500%
7.500%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary republic
constitutional monarchy that is also a parliamentary democracy and a federation
Independence date
30 September 1966 (from UK)
1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (recognized by UK)
Religions
Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census)
Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census)
Languages
Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census)
English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%
Exports
diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles
pulas (BWP) per US dollar - 6.7907 (2008 est.), 6.2035 (2007), 5.8447 (2006), 5.1104 (2005), 4.6929 (2004)
Canadian dollars (CAD) per US dollar - 1.0364 (2008 est.), 1.0724 (2007), 1.1334 (2006), 1.2118 (2005), 1.301 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.300%
1.100%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
18
Location
Southern Africa, north of South Africa
Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US
Area
581,730 km sq
9,984,670 km sq
Coastline
0 km
202,080 km
Climate
semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
