BOTSWANA  A LANDLOCKED COUNTRY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA WITH ITS CAPITAL BEING GABORONE , IS A COUNTRY KNOWN FOR HAVING THE BEST WILDERNESS AND WILDLIFE AREAS ON THE CONTINENT. ITS ALSO KNOWN FOR ITS BIGGEST POPULATION OF ELEPHANTS.

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IN BOTSWANA THEY ARE VARITIES OF FOODS SUCH AS MOROGO ,DITLO , MOGODU , MOPANE WORMS AND MATEMEKWANE (WHICH IS LIKE A SEASONED DUMPLING FILLED WITH VEGGIES AND MEAT). BUT THE MOST POPULAR DISH IS SESWAA WHICH IS THE MOST EATEN DISH IN THIS COUNTRY.

THERE ARE MANY TOURIST ATTRACTION IN THIS COUNTRY SUCH AS THE MAKGADIKGADI SALT PANS, CHOBE NATIONAL PARK ,TSODILA HILLS WHICH CONTAIN MANY ROCK PAINTINGS AND THE CKGR WHICH THE SAN PEOPLE LIVE IN .THE CKGR' S SOLE AIM WAS TO PROVIDE SHELTER FOR THE SANS AND HELP PRESERVE THEIR TRADDITIONS AND CULTURES

BOTSWANAS CURRENCY IS PULA . PULA MEANS RAIN IN SETSWANA AND SINCE RAIN IS SCARCE IN BOTSWANA (WHICH IS THE HOME TO THE KALAHARI DESSERT) RAIN IS CONCIDERED AS A BLESSING AND IS VALUABLE. A 100 PULA CAN EQUAL TO ROUND ABOUT $8 ACCORDING TO GOOGLE.

JUST LIKE SOUTH AFRICA THIS COUNTRY HAS 9 PROVINCES AND THEY ARE:

CENTRAL , NORTH WEST ,SOUTHERN ,SOUTH EAST ,GHANZI,KWENENG,

KGALAGADI, NORTH EAST AND KGATLENG. THE CAPITAL CITY IS GABORONE.

ALTHOUGH ENGLISH AND SETSWANA ARE THE MOST  SPOKEN THEY ALSO SPEAK KALANGA , SHONA AND SEKGALAGADI.

THEIR NATIONAL MOTTO IS PULA.THEY ALSO HAVE A NATIONAL COAT OF ARMS WHICH IS ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE.THE ZEBRAS SYMBOLIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF ANIMALS THROUGH TOURISM.THE ZEBRAS STRIPES SYMBOLIZE THE EQUALITY OF PEOPLE ALL COLOURS IN BOTSWANA.THE TUSK OF IVORY SYMBOLIZES THE FORMER IVORY TRADE. THE EAR OF SORGHUM IS AN IMPORTANT CROP TO IVORY.THE THREE WAVES REPRESENT WATER, THE HEAD OF THE BULL REPRESENTS THE IMPORTANCE OF CATTLE HERDING AND THE COGWHEELS REPRESENT INDUSTRY IN BOTSWANA

THE PRESIDENT IS MOKGWEESTI MASISI AND THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT IS

SLUMBER TSOGWANE. THERE AREN'T REALLY HIGH CRIME RATES IN BOTSWANA BUT IF YOU HAPPEN TO GO THERE JUST BE CAREFUL OF PICK POCKETERS.