Presenters

Thuthane Cubai & Rosa Macondzo

Botswana

Contents :

Geographical Situation

History and Politics

Economic

Conclusion

Location and PopulationBorders: Namibia, Zimbabwe and

South Africa Land Area : 581.730 sq KmCapital City: GaboronePopulation :1.95 millionOfficial Language: English and

SetswanaEthnic Groups: 6Climate: Summer and Winter

History and PoliticsBefore European Contact:The Name of BotswanaBantuBasic activity

Independent Botswana:1964-Britain Proposal 1965/1966-Seat of the Government1921/22-Progress in Botswana’s Politic1969-Second General Elections

Economic developmentDefinitionModels of economic growth

◦the production function, ◦the saving function ◦the labor supply function (related to

population growth).

The production function

The production function arguments that the economic development can be archived developing the primary and second sector s in an economy.

National Development Plans

The government of Botswana has made its belief clear in its need to plan the social and economic development of the country

Planning in Botswana involves the participation of people at all levels of society

Botswana main economic activitiesMining (diamonds, coal, etc)

Manufacturing

Agriculture

Economic HistoryThe strategy of national

development has been based on: ◦ Opening up of mining by private

multinational capital◦Encouragement of local private

enterprise

Economy's Current State

Botswana remains heavily

dependent on its diamond sector,

accounting for more than one-

third of GDP and 70% of export

earnings

Conclusion

Botswana has fallen the

production function model, the

decided to develop the primary

and secondary sectors since

when they got the independence.

Conclusion

It had less resources and a lot of

problems to be solved. Only with

a careful planning it was possible

to maximize the use of those

resources.