Eternal president: Kim Il-sung (deceased) Chairman, National Defence Commission: Kim Jong-il
President: Seretse Khama Ian Khama
Population
24,589,122
2,098,018
Life Expectancy
69.200 years
55.740 years
Capital City
Gaborone
Largest city
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
Gaborone (population: 208,411)
Human Development Index
0
0.664
GDP per capita
$16,200 US
Literacy Rate
99%
81.2%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
5.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
20.1%
11.1%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
7.500%
Death Penalty
NA
Legal
Political System
Communist state one-man dictatorship
parliamentary republic
Independence date
30 September 1966 (from UK)
Religions
traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way) note: autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom
Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census)
Languages
Korean
Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census)
Exports
diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles
External Debt
$1,973,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
pulas (BWP) per US dollar - 6.7907 (2008 est.), 6.2035 (2007), 5.8447 (2006), 5.1104 (2005), 4.6929 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
6
0
Location
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
