Botswana
Republic of Botswana
Botswana · Africa
Capital
Gaborone
Population
0
Currency
P BWP
Calling Code
+267
Languages
Geography
Region
Southern Africa
Subregion
Southern Africa
Continent
Africa
Area
582,000 km²
Landlocked
Yes
TLD
.bw
Borders
Airports (16)
and 7 more airports...
Show All AirportsCountry Codes
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
BW
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
BWA
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
72
BCP 47
en-BW
IOC
BOT
FIFA
BOT
Currency Format
Name
Pula
Native Name
Botswana pula
Code
BWP
Symbol
P
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Decimal Digits
2
Example:
P 123,456.79
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
EEEE, MMMM d, y
Long
MMMM d, y
Medium
MMM d, y
Short
M/d/yy
Time Formats
Full
h:mm:ss a zzzz
Long
h:mm:ss a z
Medium
h:mm:ss a
Short
h:mm a
First Day of Week
Monday
Clock Format
24h
Primary Timezone
UTC+02:00
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example:
1,234,567.89
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
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