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Nicole's
Travelogues and Budget Travel Tips..
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BOTSWANA
Botswana has a population of only 1.5 million and is about the same size as France. There are few urban areas with Gaborone, Francistown and Maun being the only towns with sizeable populations. Botswana’s government has designated 17% of the country as national parks and a further 20% as protected wilderness areas. The government has also taken a deliberate high-cost low-volume approach to tourism to maintain the country’s natural assets at their most pristine state. So Botswana's safaris are expensive! |
Botswana is one of the richest countries in Africa, thanks to its abundance of diamonds. Botswana has the continent's longest and most stable democracy. There’s only an average of three people per sq km - cattle and donkeys way outnumber people in Botswana. |
