Botswana

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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.

HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS

Festivals and Events in Botswana

The Maitisong Festival is held in the month of March every year in Gaborone. The festival is the biggest one week long festival of performing arts bringing plays, dance and orchestral concerts in Maitisong and non-stop Gospel, kwaito and Afro-pop shows to thousands of revellers in Old Naledi.

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Rivers of Botswana

Situated in the heart of the Kalahari Desert, northern Botswana nevertheless has some of the most fascinating rivers on the planet. There are rivers that spill into the desert sands far from any ocean, and others that flow from other rivers only to peter out in the sands of the Kalahari, and all are part of the legendary wilderness of northern Botswana.