Recognised as Country
Botswana
- BW
- Africa
- BWP
- .bw
Botswana (BW/BWA) is a country in Africa with its capital at Gaborone. It covers about 581,730 km² with a population of roughly 2,600,000, uses the BWP, dials on +267, owns the .bw internet domain and keeps its capital on Africa/Gaborone. It borders 4 countries.
Identity
Official short nameBotswana
CapitalGaborone
ContinentAfrica
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2BW
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3BWA
Internet TLD.bw
Calling code+267
Currency codeBWP
Geography
Latitude22.3285° S
Longitude24.6849° E
HemisphereSouthern and Eastern
Area581,730 km²224,607 square miles
Land neighbours4
Distance from London8,560 kmto the approximate centre of Botswana, not to Gaborone. SSE, bearing 156.5°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAfrica/Gaboronethe IANA zone for Gaborone; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+02:00
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+02:00
Offset in JulyUTC+02:00
Current offsetUTC+02:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 14:04
Hours ahead of UTC2
Population & scale
Population2,600,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density4.5 per km²≈
Share of world population0.032%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset46 of 196
Population rank in this dataset141 of 196
Neighbouring countries
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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