Botswana

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Capital: Gaborone

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 224,606

Land Covered by Water: 2.5%

Time Zone: CAT (UTC+2)

Climate: semiarid; warm winters and hot summers

Approximate Population: 1,639,833

Official Language: English, Tswana

Religion: Indigenous Religions, Christianity, Judaism, Hindu

Currency: Pula

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, E. coli (Escherichia coli), Hepatitis A, Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), African Trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness), Rift Valley Fever, Toxoplasmosis, HIV (see AIDS/HIV), Hepatitis B, Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis - endemic to the region, Tuberculosis (TB), West Nile virus, Chikungunya Fever

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