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|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana | ||
| + | |description=Country in Southern [[Africa]]. Formerly part of the [[British Empire]], Botswana is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. | ||
|location=Africa | |location=Africa | ||
|map=Location Botswana AU Africa.svg | |map=Location Botswana AU Africa.svg | ||
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|wikiquote=http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Botswana | |wikiquote=http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Botswana | ||
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| + | Formerly one of the world's poorest countries—with a GDP per capita of about US$70 per year in the late 1960s—Botswana has since transformed itself into an upper middle income country, with one of the world's fastest-growing economies. | ||
==Genocide== | ==Genocide== | ||
The Botswanan government has unleashed a [[genocidal]] program against the bushmen, in the Kalahari - including shooting them from helicopters. They are deemed to be illegally breaking its ban on hunting, since they have not board licenses sold to tourists for the sport.<ref>http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/commentators/2988017/botswana_shooting_bushmen_from_helicopters_is_wrong.html</ref> | The Botswanan government has unleashed a [[genocidal]] program against the bushmen, in the Kalahari - including shooting them from helicopters. They are deemed to be illegally breaking its ban on hunting, since they have not board licenses sold to tourists for the sport.<ref>http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/commentators/2988017/botswana_shooting_bushmen_from_helicopters_is_wrong.html</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 22:16, 28 August 2021
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| Location | Africa |
| Type |  nation state |
| Member of | African Union, Commonwealth of Nations, International Criminal Court, Organisation of African Unity, UN |
| Subpage | •Botswana/President |
| Country in Southern Africa. Formerly part of the British Empire, Botswana is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. | |
Formerly one of the world's poorest countries—with a GDP per capita of about US$70 per year in the late 1960s—Botswana has since transformed itself into an upper middle income country, with one of the world's fastest-growing economies.
Genocide
The Botswanan government has unleashed a genocidal program against the bushmen, in the Kalahari - including shooting them from helicopters. They are deemed to be illegally breaking its ban on hunting, since they have not board licenses sold to tourists for the sport.[1]
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| Event | Job | Appointed |
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| Craig Williamson | Independent Tobacco Professional | 2008 |
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