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Sua capital é Gaborone, que é também a maior cidade do país. O relevo de Botsuana é plano e sua superfície é coberta em até 70% pelo deserto de Calaári. Faz fronteira com a África do Sul a sul e sudeste, com a Namíbia a oeste e ao norte e com o Zimbábue a nordeste.
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, Zambia to the north and Zimbabwe to the northeast.
Gaborone (UK: / ˌ ɡ æ b ə ˈ r oʊ n i, ˌ h æ b-/ GAB-ə-ROH-nee, HAB-, US: / ˌ ɡ ɑː b ə ˈ r oʊ n i,-n eɪ / GAH-bə-ROH-nee, -nay, Tswana: [χabʊˈrʊnɛ]) is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana.
1 de jul. de 2024 · The secretariat of SADC is housed in the capital of Botswana, Gaborone (until 1969 spelled Gaberones—i.e., Gaborone’s town, after the tribal chief who had his capital at the site during the colonial period).
- Neil Parsons
Gaborone, town, capital of Botswana. The seat of government was transferred there from Mafeking (now spelled Mafikeng), South Africa, in 1965, one year before Botswana became independent of Britain. Gaborone is located on the Cape-Zimbabwe railway and is the site of government offices, parliament.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
9 de abr. de 2018 · Learn about the history, location, and role of Gaborone, the seat of government and economic hub of Botswana. Find out how the city got its name and how it developed from a native settlement to a modern metropolis.
Gaborone became the capital of Botswana in 1965, a year before the country gained its independence from British rule in 1966. The city was founded to replace the former capital, Mafeking, which was located outside the borders of the newly independent state of South Africa.
