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Botswana: Overview. His Excellency Mr. Molosiwa Selepeng High Commissioner. Botswana High Commission Canberra, Australia. GEOGRAPHY. Botswana is located in the heart of Sothern Africa, its capital city being Gaborone - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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His Excellency Mr. Molosiwa SelepengHigh Commissioner
Botswana High CommissionCanberra, Australia
Botswana is located in the heart of Sothern Africa, its capital city being Gaborone
It is landlocked and surrounded by South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Zambia
Botswana is roughly the size of the USA state of Texas or France, spanning over 581 730 km2
Botswana is home to,
amongst others, the Okavango Delta, the Kalahari Desert as well as the Makgadikgadi Pans
Botswana is a very dry country with 70% of the land surface covered by the Kalahari Desert
Pre-IndependencePre-Independence
Protectorate of the Protectorate of the British EmpireBritish Empire
Road to IndependenceRoad to Independence
Discovery of diamondsDiscovery of diamonds
Multiparty democracy/General electionsMultiparty democracy/General elections
Organs of Government:Organs of Government: ExecutiveExecutive LegislatureLegislature JudiciaryJudiciary
Head of State and CabinetHead of State and Cabinet
National AssemblyNational Assembly
Ntlo ya Dikgosi/House of ChiefsNtlo ya Dikgosi/House of Chiefs
Diamonds (and other Diamonds (and other mineral resources) are the mineral resources) are the largest revenue earnerlargest revenue earner
Largest producer of Largest producer of diamonds, by value, diamonds, by value, worldwideworldwide
Tourism is the 2Tourism is the 2ndnd largest largest earner.earner.
Beef is exported Beef is exported primarily to the primarily to the European UnionEuropean Union
Burgeoning Burgeoning manufacturing sectormanufacturing sector
Development of coal Development of coal sectorsector
Botswana’Botswana’s population is s population is estimated at 2 millionestimated at 2 million
Botswana consists of various Botswana consists of various ethnic groupsethnic groups
Although made up of many tribes, Although made up of many tribes, the people consider themselves the people consider themselves Batswana, and the Tswana culture Batswana, and the Tswana culture cuts across all tribal culturescuts across all tribal cultures
The concept of ‘botho’ is The concept of ‘botho’ is embodied in all the tribesembodied in all the tribes
Botswana’s Foreign Policy is a Botswana’s Foreign Policy is a
reflection of its domestic policy and reflection of its domestic policy and
is guided byis guided by the National principles the National principles
of: democracy, development, self-of: democracy, development, self-
reliance, unity and Bothoreliance, unity and Botho
The basic tenets of Botswana’s The basic tenets of Botswana’s
foreign policy are:foreign policy are:
Non-alignment (cultivation of Non-alignment (cultivation of
friendly relations with all friendly relations with all
countries)countries)
Peaceful coexistence Peaceful coexistence
(peaceful resolution of all (peaceful resolution of all
conflicts)conflicts)
Non-interference (respect for Non-interference (respect for
the sovereign equality of all the sovereign equality of all
nations)nations)
Support for common causes of Support for common causes of
goodgood
The bilateral relationship between The bilateral relationship between Botswana and Australia has continued to Botswana and Australia has continued to strengthen, underpinned by:strengthen, underpinned by:
Warm and genuine friendship built on Warm and genuine friendship built on close cooperation in the close cooperation in the Commonwealth Commonwealth
Strong people-to-people linksStrong people-to-people links Trade and investment collaborationTrade and investment collaboration
Australia and Botswana co-operate Australia and Botswana co-operate on a wide spectrum of areas, on a wide spectrum of areas, including, but not limited to, including, but not limited to, education, agriculture, health, education, agriculture, health, mining and environmentmining and environment
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