Botswana's Economy

Botswana's People

Botswana's Culture

Botswana National ANTHEM 

• Christian (71.6%)
• Badimo (6%)
• Other (1.4%)
• Unspecified (0.4%)
• None (20.6%)

• Setswana (78.2%)
• Kalanga (11%)
• Sekgalagadi (2.8%)
• English - Official (2.1%)
• Other (8.6%)
• Unspecified (0.4%)

Food

Seswaa - Official Dish of Botswana

Beef/lamb/goat meat boiled with seasonings. Served shredded or pounded alongside Pap (a porridge) or Sorghum (a plant).

1. Pre heat oven to 160 degrees celcius. Cut meat into large chunks then brown in a dish suitable for slow cooking in the oven, I used a cast iron casserole dish.

2. Add whole peeled onion, salt, cracked black pepper, water and leaves. Bring to the boil then cover and place into the oven for 4 hours.

3. After 4 hours, remove from oven and place onto stove burner in order to cook off remaining liquid. Use a wooden spoon to pound or mash up the meat, the meat should fall apart quite easily. and will appear shredded. You may brown the meat further if desired.

4. Check seasoning then serve with polenta or the more traditional pap (sadza/thick corn meal porridge) and a side of green vegetables.

• Serves four
• 800g slow cooking beef
• 1 whole onion (optional)

• 3 bay leaves
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper (optional)

Art

Indigenous Art Forms

• Basket Weaving
• Pottery
• Weaving
• Beadwork
• Woodcarving
• Leather Crafts
• Ironmongery
• Music 
• Folk Lore
• Food Dishes

Clothing

A Herero Dress

Festivals

• New Years Day
• World Wetlands Day
• Maitisong Festival
• Maun Festival
• Tjilenje Festival
• Toyota 1000 Desert Race
• Presidents Day
• Kuru Dance Festival
• Botswana Day
• Festive Season

Celebrations In Botswana

Botswana's Landscape

Residences

• Population of 231,592

• 600,370Km(sq)

Land Use

• .45% Total land Arable

• Diamonds
• Copper
• Nickel
• Salt
• Soda Ash
• Potash
• Livestock Processing
• Textiles

Population Density

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Landforms

Climate