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BOTSWANABotswana is dominated by the great Kalahari Desert which is actuallya varied landscape of grasslands, bush scrub and savannah. In thefar northwest, the Okavango River spills out onto the deep Kalaharisands to create the magical Okavango Delta - one of the continent’sgreat wilderness regions. At some 224,606-square-miles (581,730-km2) Botswana is about the size of Texas (or France). The averageelevation is around 3,200 feet (1,000 m) above sea level.Botswana’s population numbers some 1.6 million, with the greatmajority living in the southeast, including the capital cityof Gaborone. Setswana and English are the official languages.Currency is the Pula.28