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| Name | 7 Amazing Facts About Botswana [Discover Botswana 2021] |
| Video Uploader | Video From Topsight Africa |
| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 01-07-2021 14:14:17 |
| Video Discription | Botswana is a landlocked country found right in middle of Southern African region, bordered by South Africa on the south, Namibia on the west, Zambia on the north and Zimbabwe on the east. There are about 2.2 million people living in Botswana with its capital city is Gaborone, also its largest city with just about one eighth of its population. Here are the 7 Facts you probably didn't know, about this country, Number 1 Botswana is a home of largest salt pans in the world. Makgadikgadi Pan is the world largest salt pans located in the north-east of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and south-east of the Okavango Delta. According to UNESCO website, it covers an area of over thirty thousand square kilometer, this is equal to the entire size of both Jamaica and Israel combined, and this magnificent salt pan was listed as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010. Number 2 Botswana is the largest producer of diamond in the world Botswana is the world’s biggest producer of diamond in terms of quality, and second biggest producer of diamond in terms of volume after Russia, with estimated twenty point nine million carats in 2016. Diamonds alone contributes to 25% of the country GDP, Before its independence, Botswana was a poorest and least developed country in Africa, to understand the state of poverty the country was in, There were only total twelve kilometers of paved roads, few hospitals built by missionaries and farming was the only way of sustenance for most locals. 1 year after gaining independence, a huge diamond mine was discovered in Orapa. Today, Botswana is one of the most prosperous and steady growing countries in Africa. Number 3 [-XD7dTLamV0] |
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