Where is Botswana? 🇧🇼

Botswana is located in the Southern Africa region at latitude -22.328474 and longitude 24.684866 and is part of the African continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

22° 19' 42.51'' S
24° 41' 5.52'' E

You can see the location of Botswana on the world map below:

Botswana on the World Map

The neighboring countries of Botswana (BW) are:

Botswana is a landlocked country, which means it does not have direct access to the open ocean.

Country	Botswana
Coordinates	Latitude: -22.328474 Longitude: 24.684866
Country Codes	Alpha 2: BW Alpha 3: BWA
Country Flag Emoji	🇧🇼
Int. Phone Prefix	+267
Capital city	Gaborone
Continent / Subcontinent	Africa Southern Africa
Country Area	581,730 sq km
Population 2024	2,521,139 World Rank: 143
Median Age	23.5
Life expectancy	69.2
Major languages	Setswana 77.3%, Sekalanga 7.4%, Shekgalagadi 3.4%, English (official) 2.8%, Zezuru/Shona 2%, Sesarwa 1.7%, Sembukushu 1.6%, Ndebele 1%, other 2.8% (2011 est.)
UTC/GMT Time	Number of time zones: 1 UTC+02:00
Internet TLD	.bw
Biggest Airport	Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE)
Average temperature	21.50 °C 70.70 °F
Administrative Divisions	10 districts 4 towns 2 cities
Political system	Presidential representative democratic republic

World Bank Income Group	Upper middle income
World Bank Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Currency	Botswana Pula (BWP)
GDP in 2024	$19.4 (billions of USD) World Rank: 133
GDP per capita in 2024	$7,696 World Rank: 113
Major Industries / Economic Sectors	Diamond mining, agriculture, tourism, services
Top 5 Import Countries	South Africa, China, Zimbabwe, United States, United Kingdom
Top 5 Export Countries	South Africa, China, Zimbabwe, United States, Japan