Republic of Botswana ; is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It's topographically flat, with up to 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahari Desert. It is connected to Zambia across the short Zambezi River border by the Kazungula Bridge. About11.6 percent of the population lives in the capital and largest city, Gaborone. Formerly one of the world's poorest countries—with a GDP per capita of about US$70 per year in the late 1960s—it has since transformed itself into an upper-middle
Economy: The economy of Botswana is currently one of the world's fastest growing economies, averaging about 5% per annum over the past decade. Growth in private sector employment averaged about 10% per annum during the first 30 years of the country's independence. After a period of stagnation at the turn of the 21st century, Botswana's economy registered strong levels of growth, with GDP growth exceeding 6-7% targets.
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