Capital: Gaborone
Area: 600,370 sq km
Population: 1,815,508
Adult literacy: male 80.4%, female 81.8% (2003 est.)
Languages: Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census)
Religions: Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census)
Life expectancy: male 51.55 years, female 49.58 years (2007 est.)