 | Capital City; Gaborone, largest city
(main International airport |
 | Area: 581 730 square km |
 | National day: 30th September. |
 | Independence: 30th September 1966.
Former British Protectorate of Bechuanaland |
 | Population: 1.7 million (2000) |
 | Leader: Festus Mogae born 1939.
President since 1998 |
 | Language: English and Tswana (both
official) |
 | Currency: Pula (P) |