Tyler+and+Eddy+Botswana+1B


 * Size of country in square miles
 * US:3,794,100 Botswana:224,607
 * Population density in people per square mile
 * US:81.76 Botswana:9.03
 * Gross Domestic Product per capital
 * US:45,592 Botswana:13,604

Political and physical map
 * Life expectancy
 * US: male:77 female:81 Botswana: male:53 female:53
 * Type of Government
 * Botswana government name is parliamentary republic. The got independence in September 30, 1966 from the UK. The people there have to be 18 to be in the government. Here in the US the government you have to be 20 years or older to be in the government. Are independence is July 4, 1776 from Great Britain.
 * Political Leader President Serest
 * Khama Ian KHAMA
 * Khama Ian KHAMA


 * Literacy Rate
 * Botswana: 83% (male); 83% (female) US: 99% (male); 99% (female)
 * Economic Summary
 * Botswana is one of the countries that the governments that has the highest growth rate since 1966. But it fell to 5% in 2007-2008. Botswana transformed itself from one of the poorest countries in the world to a Middle income country. Two major investment services rank Botswana as the best credit risk in Africa. Diamond mining has fueled much of the expansion and currently accounts for more than one-third of GDP, 70-80% of export earnings, and about half of the government's revenues. The people in Botswana raise cattle, and farm food.
 * Brief history
 * Tswana ethnic groups began moving into Botswana from the southeast in the early 1500s. They displaced and absorbed other peoples as they spread out to claim all land that had surface water or was suitable for grazing and agriculture. Various chiefdoms developed over the next several decades. Ethnic disputes beginning in the mid-1700s left Tswana chiefdoms vulnerable to invasions by refugee army’s from Zulu wars in Natal (now South Africa).
 * <span style="color: #0070c0; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tabstops: list .5in;">Tswana ethnic groups began moving into Botswana from the southeast in the early 1500s. They displaced and absorbed other peoples as they spread out to claim all land that had surface water or was suitable for grazing and agriculture. Various chiefdoms developed over the next several decades. Ethnic disputes beginning in the mid-1700s left Tswana chiefdoms vulnerable to invasions by refugee army’s from Zulu wars in Natal (now South Africa).

<span style="color: #0070c0; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tabstops: list .5in;">Religions: Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%

<span style="color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tabstops: list .5in;">Resources: Culture Grahms <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tabstops: list .5in;">CIA world Factbook <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tabstops: list .5in;">Africa maps <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tabstops: list .5in;">Secratary of State