Located in the African Continent, the country of Botswana that is majorly covered by the Kalahari desert makes for a perfect tourist destination with amazing wildlife, national parks, great hospitality and natural wonders!
The country of Botswana is a landlocked one with Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia and Zambia.
Before they gained independence, Botswana was known as the British protectorate of Bechuanaland!
After Botswana gained independence, Gaborone became its capital city. The city is named after Chief Kgosi Gaborone!
The Kalahari Desert covers about 70% of the country's land.
The country is sparsely populated with just over 2 million inhabitants with about 4 people/sq km density. The reason for this is the dry weather of the place.
Due to the dry climate and arid ground, the place isn't good enough for any agricultural activity except cattle rearing!
It is home to endangered wildlife species such as brown hyenas, Pel's fishing owls, Kori bustards, and cheetahs.
With a wide wilderness coverage, the government of Botswana protects about 40% of the land in the form of wildlife reserves and national parks.
Chobe National Park has the highest population of African elephants.
Apart from elephants, there are huge numbers of predators, antelope, mammals and bird species found in the park.
A large number of giraffe, baboon, rhino, hippo, leopard, elephant, lion, bushbaby and the like are found in the country.
There are more meerkats in the country than anywhere else in the world!
There are about 150 different species of mammals, 200 species of reptiles and amphibians, apart from 460 species of birds found in the country!
The largest inland delta in the world, the Okavango Delta, is an oasis in the Kalahari Desert. A lot of life forms are supported by this oasis in the middle of the desert!
The largest salt pan areas in the world, the Makgadikgadi pan stretches over an area of over 12.000 sq km. It isn't a single pan but a combination of different pans such as Sua, Nwetwe and Nxai pans!
Botswana is the world's largest producer of diamonds in terms of value and second biggest country in terms of production.
The Jwaneng Diamond Mine is the richest in the world, in terms of value!
The world's oldest inhabitants, the San tribe, belonged to Botswana. A few descendants of this tribe are still found in the country!
The border between Botswana and Zambia is the shortest one in the world between two independent countries! It is just 700m long.