Africa · Southern AfricaBW · +267
Country profile / BW
Botswana
Republic of Botswana
Capital
Gaborone
Region
Africa
ISO
BW
Local time in Botswana
live · IANAMaputo
Africa/Maputo
Reference ledger
CapitalGaboroneAdministrative seat
LanguagesEnglish, Tswana2 listed
CurrenciesBotswana pula1 listed
Time zonesAfrica/Maputo1 IANA identifier
Area582,000 km²Ranked 48 of 241 by area
Dialing+267International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 80% of places in this atlas.
At 582,000 km², Botswana ranks 48 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#48by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
4Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code BW is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +267 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Africa/Maputo should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOBW
Borders4
Time zones1