The 1999 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ agreements:

       party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered

       Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone

       Layer Protection

       signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

      Geography—note: landlocked; population concentrated in eastern

       part of the country

      People

      Population: 1,464,167 (July 1999 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 42% (male 310,578; female 303,495)

       15–64 years: 54% (male 379,836; female 416,073)

       65 years and over: 4% (male 20,224; female 33,961) (1999 est.)

      Population growth rate: 1.05% (1999 est.)

      Birth rate: 31.46 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Death rate: 21 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.6 male(s)/female

       total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (1999 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 59.08 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 39.89 years male: 39.42 years female: 40.37 years (1999 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 3.91 children born/woman (1999 est.)

      Nationality:

       noun: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)

       adjective: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)

      Ethnic groups: Batswana 95%, Kalanga, Basarwa, and Kgalagadi 4%,

       white 1%

      Religions: indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 50%

      Languages: English (official), Setswana

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 69.8%

       male: 80.5%

       female: 59.9% (1995 est.)

      Government

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Republic of Botswana

       conventional short form: Botswana

       former: Bechuanaland

      Data code: BC

      Government type: parliamentary republic

      Capital: Gaborone

      Administrative divisions: 10 districts and four town councils*;

       Central, Chobe, Francistown*, Gaborone*, Ghanzi, Kgalagadi,

       Kgatleng, Kweneng, Lobatse*, Ngamiland, North-East, Selebi-Pikwe*,

       South-East, Southern

      Independence: 30 September 1966 (from UK)

      National holiday: Independence Day, 30 September (1966)

      Constitution: March 1965, effective 30 September 1966

      Legal system: based on Roman-Dutch law and local customary law; judicial review limited to matters of interpretation; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

      Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: President Festus MOGAE (since 1 April 1998) and Vice

       President Seretse Ian KHAMA (since NA April 1998); note—the

       president is both the chief of state and head of government

       head of government: President Festus MOGAE (since 1 April 1998) and

       Vice President Seretse Ian KHAMA (since NA April 1998); note—the

       president is both the chief of state and head of government

       cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president

       elections: president elected by the National Assembly for a

       five-year term; election last held 15 October 1994 (next to be held

       NA October 1999); vice president appointed by the president

       election results: Sir Ketumile MASIRE elected president; percent of

       National Assembly vote—NA

       note: President MASIRE resigned on 31 March 1998; Vice President

       MOGAE assumed the presidency pending elections to be held in 1999;

       on 2 April 1998, Festus MOGAE, then president, designated Seretse

       Ian KHAMA to be vice president

      Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament consists of the House of Chiefs (a largely advisory 15-member body consisting of the chiefs of the eight principal tribes, four elected subchiefs, and three members selected by the other 12) and the National Assembly (44 seats, 40 members are directly elected by popular vote and 4 appointed by the majority party; members serve five-year terms) elections: National Assembly—elections last held 15 October 1994 (next to be held NA October 1999) election results: percent of vote by party—NA; seats by party—BDP 27, BNF 13

      Judicial branch: High Court; Court of Appeal

      Political parties and leaders: Botswana Democratic Party or BDP

      International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA,

       FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF,

       Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD,

       UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

      Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Archibald Mooketsa MOGWE chancery: 1531–1533 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036

      Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Robert C. KRUEGER СКАЧАТЬ