Botswana

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

Botswana cuisine

The cuisine of Botswana is unique but also shares some characteristics with other cuisines of Southern Africa. Examples of Setswana food include pap, samp, vetkoek, and mopane worms. A food unique to Botswana is seswaa, heavily salted mashed-up meat.

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Overview of Botswana

Officially name: The Republic of Botswana

Capital: Gaborone

Largest city: Gaborone

Official language: English, Setswana

Government: Parliamentary republic

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Population of Botswana

Botswana Population is an important indicator on the social and economic growth of the country. In the year 2003, the population of Botswana was estimated at around 1,785,000 by the United Nations.