Botswana Country Report
BOTSWANA
1. 2. 3. 4. GENERAL OPERATING ENVIRONMENT ENERGY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE ORGANIZATIONS, SOURCES, REFERENCES
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1.1 Basic Facts & Geography 1.2 People & Society 1.3 Culture & Business Culture 1.4 Infrastructure & Logistics 1.5 Government & Legislation 1.6 Economy 1.7 International Trade, Botswana & Finland 1.8 Education 1.9 General Operating Environment - Summary
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1.1 BASIC FACTS & GEOGRAPHY
Location Area Borders Climate Terrain Natural hazards Southern Africa 581 730 km2 (97 % land, 3 % water) West, North: Namibia (1 360 km) North: Zambia (0,2 km) North East: Zimbabwe (813 km) South East, South: South Africa (1 840 km) Semiarid (warm winters, hot summers) Flat Dry & dusty winds, droughts
Source: CIA, World Bank, OECD
Botswana is landlocked country located in Southern Africa region and neighbouring Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Zambia (CIA)
Botswana was formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, it adopted its new name upon independence in 1966 (CIA)
Botswana has predominantly sub-tropical climate. The peak of the rains is January which seems to have shifted to February in the recent years. About 99% of the rains occur in localized thunderstorms, which tend to be erratic and unpredictable could be destructive in nature. The average daily maximum temperature in summer is about 32 degrees Celsius in January while the extreme can reach about 42 degrees Celsius. The winter is dry with peak of the winds in August. The average daily maximum temperature in winter is about 21degrees Celsius in July while the extreme can fall to less than negative 5 degrees Celsius. (MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, BOTSWANA)
Botswana is dominated by the Kalahari Desert, which covers up to 70 % of its land surface. The Okavango Delta, the world's largest inland delta, is in the northwest. The Limpopo River Basin, the major
1. 2. 3. 4. GENERAL OPERATING ENVIRONMENT ENERGY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE ORGANIZATIONS, SOURCES, REFERENCES
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-1GENERAL OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
1.1 Basic Facts & Geography 1.2 People & Society 1.3 Culture & Business Culture 1.4 Infrastructure & Logistics 1.5 Government & Legislation 1.6 Economy 1.7 International Trade, Botswana & Finland 1.8 Education 1.9 General Operating Environment - Summary
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1.1 BASIC FACTS & GEOGRAPHY
Location Area Borders Climate Terrain Natural hazards Southern Africa 581 730 km2 (97 % land, 3 % water) West, North: Namibia (1 360 km) North: Zambia (0,2 km) North East: Zimbabwe (813 km) South East, South: South Africa (1 840 km) Semiarid (warm winters, hot summers) Flat Dry & dusty winds, droughts
Source: CIA, World Bank, OECD
Botswana is landlocked country located in Southern Africa region and neighbouring Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Zambia (CIA)
Botswana was formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, it adopted its new name upon independence in 1966 (CIA)
Botswana has predominantly sub-tropical climate. The peak of the rains is January which seems to have shifted to February in the recent years. About 99% of the rains occur in localized thunderstorms, which tend to be erratic and unpredictable could be destructive in nature. The average daily maximum temperature in summer is about 32 degrees Celsius in January while the extreme can reach about 42 degrees Celsius. The winter is dry with peak of the winds in August. The average daily maximum temperature in winter is about 21degrees Celsius in July while the extreme can fall to less than negative 5 degrees Celsius. (MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, BOTSWANA)
Botswana is dominated by the Kalahari Desert, which covers up to 70 % of its land surface. The Okavango Delta, the world's largest inland delta, is in the northwest. The Limpopo River Basin, the major