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2003-MAY-17

Republic of Botswana : RB
(Gaborone a)

Republic of Botswana : RB

Flag or Logo since 1966-09-30
Republic of BOTSWANA (en) + Lefatshe la BOTSWANA (tn) UNO Member
Emblem or Symbol

President Festus Mogae
(ruler of BOTSWANA since 1998-04-01)
 
 
 
 
Capitals & administrative places: Gaborone a
(Gaborone)
a administrative, national or political capital (also ruler's residence)
Official & national languages: English (en) . Tswana (tn) .

Mainland:


BOTSWANA Republic of BOTSWANA  (Gaborone)

15 Divisions:

CENTRAL CENTRAL District  (Serowe)Local: CENTRAL District (en) + Kgaolo ya LEGARE (tn)  (Serowe)
FRANCISTOWN CITY OF FRANCISTOWN Urban District  (Francistown)Local: CITY OF FRANCISTOWN Urban District (en) + Toropokgolo FRANCISTOWN (tn)  (Francistown)
GABORONE GABORONE CITY Urban District  (Gaborone)Local: GABORONE CITY Urban District (en) + Toropokgolo ya GABORONE (tn)  (Gaborone)
GHANZI GHANZI District  (Ghanzi)Local: GHANZI District (en) + Kgaolo ya GHANZI (tn)  (Ghanzi)
JWANENG JWANENG TOWN Urban District  (Jwaneng)Local: JWANENG TOWN Urban District (en) + Toropo ya JWANENG (tn)  (Jwaneng)
KGALAGADI KGALAGADI District  (Tsabong)Local: KGALAGADI District (en) + Kgaolo ya KGALAGADI (tn)  (Tshabong)
KGATLENG KGATLENG District  (Mochudi)Local: KGATLENG District (en) + Kgaolo ya KGATLENG (tn)  (Mochudi)
KWENENG KWENENG District  (Molepolole)Local: KWENENG District (en) + Kgaolo ya KWÊNENG (tn)  (Molepolole)
LOBATSE LOBATSE TOWN Urban District  (Lobatse)Local: LOBATSE TOWN Urban District (en) + Toropo ya LOBATSE (tn)  (Lobatse)
NORTH-EAST NORTH-EAST District  (Masunga)Local: NORTH-EAST District (en) + Kgaolo ya BOKONE-BOTHLABA (tn)  (Masunga)
NORTH-WEST North-West District : NGAMILAND  (Maun)Local: NORTH-WEST District (en) + Kgaolo ya BOKONE-BOPHIRIMA (tn)  (Maun)
SELEBI-PHIKWE SELEBI-PHIKWE TOWN Urban District  (Selebi-Phikwe)Local: SELIBE-PHIKWE TOWN Urban District (en) + Toropo ya SELEBI-PHIKWE (tn)  (Selibe-Phikwe)
SOUTH-EAST SOUTH-EAST District  (Ramotswa)Local: SOUTH-EAST District (en) + Kgaolo ya BORWA-BOTHLABA (tn)  (Ramotswa)
SOUTHERN SOUTHERN District  (Kanye)Local: SOUTHERN District (en) + Kgaolo ya BORWA (tn)  (Kanye)
SOWA SOWA TOWN Urban District  (Sowa)Local: SOWA TOWN Urban District (en) + Motse se Toropo wa SOWA (tn)  (Sowa)





63 International Organisations or Groupings membership (selective)


AFRICAN BANK African Development Bank : AFDB  (Tunis)
AFRICAN CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States : ACP STATES  (Brussels)
AFRICAN NATURE African Convention on Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources : ACNR  (Maputo)
AFRICAN UNION African Union : AU  (Addis Ababa)
ASIA-AFRICA Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization : AALCO  (New Delhi)
CHEMICAL WEAPONS PROHIBITION Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons : OPCW  (The Hague)
COMMON FUND Common Fund for Commodities : CFC  (Geneva)
CUSTOMS World Customs Organization : WCO  (Brussels)
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations : FAO Specialized Agency  (Rome)
FIFA Federation of International Football Association : FIFA  (Zurich)
FRANCE-AFRICA Conference of Heads of State of Africa and France : FRANCE-AFRICA Summit  (Paris)
GENEVA CONVENTION Fourth Geneva Convention : GC IV  (Geneva)
GLOBAL FUND The Global Fund to Fight Aids Tuberculosis and Malaria : GFATM  (Vernier-Geneva)
GROUP OF SEVENTY-SEVEN Groupe of Seventy-Seven at the United Nations : G77 [Coalition of Developing Countries]  (New York)
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency : IAEA Specialized Agency  (Vienna)
IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development : IBRD  (Washington-District of Columbia)
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization : ICAO Specialized Agency  (Montreal)
ICJ International Court of Justice : ICJ  (The Hague)
IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development : IFAD Specialized Agency  (Rome)
ILO International Labour Organization : ILO Specialized Agency  (Geneva)
IMF International Monetary Fund : IMF Specialized Agency  (Washington-District of Columbia)
INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION Inter-Parliamentary Union : IPU  (Grand Saconnex)
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT International Criminal Court : ICCT  (The Hague)
INTERNATIONAL IDEA International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance : INTERNATIONAL IDEA  (Stockholm)
INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization : ICPO  (Lyons)
ISO International Organization for Standardization : ISO  (Geneva)
ITSO International Telecommunications Satellite Organization : ITSO  (Washington-District of Columbia)
ITU International Telecommunication Union : ITU Specialized Agency  (Geneva)
NON-ALIGNED Non-Aligned Movement : NAM [Coordinating Bureau – Non-Aligned Movement Centre for South-South Technical Cooperation : NAM CSSTC]  (Kuala Lumpur + New York + Jakarta)
NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty : NPT  (New York)
NUCLEAR TEST BAN Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Organization : CTBTO [Provisional Secretariat]  (Vienna)
OHCHR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights : OHCHR Specialized Agency  (Geneva)
OLYMPIC GAMES International Olympic Committee : IOC  (Lausanne)
PELINDABA TREATY African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty : ANWFZ  (Pelindaba)
RED CROSS International Committee of the Red Cross : ICRC  (Geneva)
RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies : IFRCS  (Geneva)
SEABED Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority : ISA  (Kingston)
SOUTHERN AFRICA Southern African Development Community : SADC  (Gaborone)
THE COMMONWEALTH THE COMMONWEATH Secretariat  (Westminster)
TRIBUNAL OF THE SEA International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea : ITLOS  (Hamburg)
UN-HABITAT United Nations Human Settlements Programme : UN-HABITAT Specialized Agency  (Nairobi)
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development : UNCTAD  (Geneva)
UNDP United Nations Development Programme : UNDP Specialized Agency  (New York)
UNEP United Nations Environmental Programme : UNEP Specialized Agency  (Nairobi)
UNESCO United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization : UNESCO Specialized Agency  (Paris)
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change : UNFCCC  (New York)
UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees : UNHCR Agency  (Geneva)
UNICEF United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund : UNICEF Specialized Agency  (New York)
UNIDIR United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research : UNIDIR Specialized Agency  (Geneva)
UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization : UNIDO Specialized Agency  (Vienna)
UNIFEM United Nations Development Fund for Women : UNIFEM  (New York)
UNITED NATIONS United Nations Organization : UNO  (New York)
UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime : UNODC Agency  (Vienna)
UNOOSA Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies : OUTER SPACE Treaty  (Vienna)
UPEACE University for Peace : UPEACE  (Ciudad Colon)
UPU Universal Postal Union : UPU Specialized Agency  (Berne)
WFP World Food Programme : WFP  (Rome)
WHO World Health Organization : WHO Specialized Agency  (Pregny-Chambesy)
WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization : WIPO Specialized Agency  (Geneva)
WMO World Meteorological Organization : WMO Specialized Agency  (Geneva)
WORLD CONSERVATION UNION World Conservation Union : International Union for Conservation of Nature : IUCN  (Gland)
WORLD TOURISM World Tourism Organization : WTOO  (Madrid)
WORLD TRADE World Trade Organization : WTO  (Geneva)

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