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1.
Botswana has the highest population of wild African elephants in the world
2.
Botswana declared independence from France in 1966
Botswana declared independence from the British Empire in 1966
3.
The Limpopo River flows into the Okavango Delta
4.
Afrikaans is one of Botswana's official languages
English is Botswana's official language, and Setswana (Tswana) serves as the country's de facto national language
5.
Victoria Falls are located less than 100km away from Botswana
They are about 50km from Botswana, located on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe
6.
Pula (the name of Botswana's currency) is the Setswana word for rain
7.
Botswana's San Bushmen make clicking sounds to communicate
8.
Botswana is the world's largest diamond producer by quantity
Russia is first by production quantity, Botswana comes in at second, but Botswana has the highest diamond production by value
9.
Botswana is one of the least densely populated countries in the world
Botswana is in the top 10 least densely populated countries in the world, even less densely populated than Canada!
10.
Botswana used to be called Bechuanaland
This was Botswana's name as a British protectorate during colonialism
11.
Botswana has a population of White and Black Rhinoceroses
Botswana has a sanctuary dedicated to rhinos
12.
Botswana has no leopards
13.
Botswana used to have a small exclave on the Atlantic coast that it ceded to Namibia in 2004. Since then it has been land locked.
This is totally made-up
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Over 50% of Botswana's land is part of the Kalahari Desert
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Botswana shares a 150 metre border with Zambia, dividing Zimbabwe and Namibia