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  1. Date of Independence: September 30, 1966 (from the United Kingdom)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: September 30, 1966
  3. Population: 1,4464,167 (1999 est.)  
  4. Area: 224,607 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Gaborone
  6. Form of Government: parliamentary republic
  7. Natural Resources: diamonds, nickel, copper, soda ash, coal, salt, gold, potash
  8. Main Industries: mining, livestock processing, tourism
  9. Agriculture: sorghum (grain), corn, millet (grain), beans, peanuts, cattle
  10. Currency: pula
  11. GDP: $5.25 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $3,600 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: English (official), Setswana
  14. Religions: traditional African belief systems, Christianity
  15. Literacy Rate: 70%
  16. Life Expectancy:     39 years (male)
  17.                 40 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 31 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 21 deaths per 1,000 population