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Botswana

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ABOUT

Learn more about the

Country

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BOTSWANA
(pronounced - bot-swaa-nuh | bʊtˈswɑːnə)
OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Botswana
DEMONYMS: Motswana, Botswanan, African
Botswana is part of the Southern Africa region in the continent of Africa. Botswana is also known as the Country of the Tswana. It is in the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, near the equator and is 600.4 thousand square kilometres in size. The primary languages spoken are English and Tswana, the capital city is Gaborone and the main currency used is the Pula.
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| KEY STATISTICS

GREEN
2024 SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT


LGBTQIA+ Equality - Medium-High
Medium-High
LGBTQIA+ EQUALITY STATUS

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2024 LGBTQIA+ SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT


REFUGEE CONVENTIONS & POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT

Key information relating to

Refugees and Migrants

* Most countries do not have a defined process regarding LGBTQIA+ asylum applications. The assessment carried out has been based on public records and statistics specifically relating to LGBTQIA+ individuals

LGBTQIA+ Refugee Statistics

The estimated refugee statistical information is adapted based on the refugee data finder service for the current year and by applying the formula used by the Gayther Population Index

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REFUGEES

20
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ASYLUM

3
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TOTAL DISPLACED

23
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INTERNALLY DISPLACED

0
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STATELESS

0
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RANK

136
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  USEFUL PHRASES | CRIME

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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CRIME
crime (english) | - (tswana)
ABUSE
abuse (english) | - (tswana)
AFRAID
afraid (english) | - (tswana)
ASSISTANCE
assistance (english) | - (tswana)
ASYLUM
asylum (english) | - (tswana)
DEATH
death (english) | - (tswana)
DETENTION
detention (english) | - (tswana)
DISPLACE
displace (english) | - (tswana)
KIDNAPPING
kidnapping (english) | - (tswana)
PERSECUTION
persecution (english) | - (tswana)
RAPE
rape (english) | - (tswana)
SCARED
scared (english) | - (tswana)
WAR
war (english) | - (tswana)
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NOTIFICATIONS

LAST UPDATED:  June 18, 2024

Important communication information about the

Country

×  LOW-RISK  | The country has progressive laws for the LGBGTQIA+ community and typically should be safe for refugees and migrants from the community. Though progressive, they may not accept asylum applications based on persecution due to a person's sexuality or gender identity....read more

Latest

| STATUS

  • LGBTQIA+ RELATED | The country typically scores medium-high or medium-low within the Gayther Equality Index. The score means that the government and society are potentially transitioning regarding acceptance. Though the country may have some progressive laws in place in certain areas, they still need to make progress in the overall rights and protection for the wider local LGBTQIA+ community...more
  • CURRENT STATE | There are currently no known issues or armed conflicts taking place within this country
  • This country is categorised as being a flawed or defective democracy, where it follows democratic principles but where there are known issues...more
  • GENEVA REFUGEE STATUS | This country signed up to both the refugee convention and protocol, which outlines the agreed criteria, status and rights of refugees...more
  • LGBTQIA+ ASYLUM APPLICATIONS | It is unknown whether this country accepts asylum applications (membership of a particular social group) based on being persecuted for identifying with a specific sexuality or gender identity. There is no public information to support their position on applications.
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Government

| INFORMATION

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BOTSWANA
GOVERNMENT
palamente ya botswana
A government is comprised of a group of people within a given country with authority to govern a country or state. Governments are typically made up of heads of state (presidents, prime ministers or chief), departments and ministries which represent specific functions and provide services for all those citizens living within the country
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BOTSWANA
MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION OR THE INTERIOR
ministry of nationality, immigration and gender affairs
The immigration office or ministry is typically a department or organisation within a government that focuses on all things relating to immigration and residency. The department will often manage visa and residency applications, issuing of passports and national ids and all of the relevant rights for living within a given country
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HEALTHCARE RELATED

Key information relating to

Healthcare Services

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UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE COVERAGE

Yes

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HEALTHCARE CATEGORY

National Health Service (Beveridge)

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HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY

Ministry of Health

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HEALTHCARE NAME

universal healthcare

Geography

Learn more about the country and its

Physical Location

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CAPITAL

Gaborone

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REGION

Southern Africa

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CONTINENT

Africa

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HEMISPHERE

Tropics

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AREA

600370

(square kilometers)

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SURROUNDING OCEAN(S)

Landlocked

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EMERGENCY CONTACTS

The important telephone numbers relating to the

Emergency Services

English | Tswana
Official Language(s) spoken in Botswana
The emergency service numbers within Botswana to call during an emergency
  • AMBULANCE - when someone is seriously ill or injured, and their life is at risk (emergency medical services and technical rescue)
  • POLICE - when you feel in danger, are in dangerous situations or have witnessed a crime (law enforcement, criminal investigation, and maintenance of public order)
  • FIRE RESCUE - when a fire occurs or where a person needs rescue (fire suppression, technical rescue, and hazardous materials mitigation)


Ambulance
AMBULANCE
ambulance (english) | koloi ya balwetse (tswana)

dial
911

Call Ambulance Service Now

Police
POLICE
police (english) | mapodisi (tswana)

dial
911

Call Police Now

Fire
FIRE
fire (english) | molelô (tswana)

dial
911

Call Fire Service Now


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DISTANCE TO SAFE COUNTRIES

The distance to the top five

Safe Countries

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  USEFUL PHRASES | PROCESSING

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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PROCESSING
processing (english) | - (tswana)
APPLICANT
applicant (english) | - (tswana)
APPLICATION FORM
application form (english) | - (tswana)
ASYLUM SEEKER
asylum seeker (english) | - (tswana)
CITIZENSHIP
citizenship (english) | - (tswana)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
country of origin (english) | - (tswana)
DATE OF BIRTH
date of birth (english) | - (tswana)
DISPLACEMENT
displacement (english) | - (tswana)
GENDER
gender (english) | - (tswana)
MIGRANT
migrant (english) | - (tswana)
NAME
name (english) | - (tswana)
NATIONALITY
nationality (english) | - (tswana)
PROOF
proof (english) | - (tswana)
REFUGEE
refugee (english) | - (tswana)
RELIGION
religion (english) | - (tswana)
RETURN
return (english) | - (tswana)
SEXUALITY
sexuality (english) | - (tswana)
STATUS
status (english) | - (tswana)
TRANSIT
transit (english) | - (tswana)
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LGBTQIA+ RELATED

Key metrics relating to how the Country treats the

LGBTQIA+ Community

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LGBTQIA+ Terms

learn the literal translations of key LGBTQIA+ terms in the local languages/dialects
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Lesbian
lesbian (english) | - (tswana)
Gay Flag
Gay
gay (english) | - (tswana)
Bisexual Flag
Bisexual
bisexual (english) | - (tswana)
Transgender Flag
Transgender
transgender (english) | - (tswana)
Intersex Flag
Intersex
intersex (english) | - (tswana)
Asexual Flag
Asexual
asexual (english) | - (tswana)
Questioning Flag
Questioning
questioning (english) | - (tswana)
Community Flag
Community
community (english) | - (tswana)
Gender Flag
Gender
gender related (english) | - (tswana)
Sexuality Flag
Sexuality
sexuality related (english) | - (tswana)
Non-Bingary Flag
Non-Binary
non-binary (english) | - (tswana)
Queer Flag
Queer
queer (english) | - (tswana)
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COUNTRY NAME

The country name in

Many Languages

Discover the name of this country in other languages. The name is sorted by country name and languages spoken (in alphabetical order) and can be accessed by clicking on the quick links below. If you want to learn more about any given country, please click on the flag or the country name, which will open the required content in a new window


A  
Afghanistan Flag
- (dari) | بوټسوانا (pashto)
Albania Flag
botsvana (albanian)
Algeria Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic) | botswana (french)
American Samoa Flag
botswana (samoan)
Andorra Flag
botswana (catalan)
Angola Flag
botsuana (portuguese)
Anguilla Flag
botswana (english)
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
botswana (english)
Argentina Flag
botsuana (spanish)
Armenia Flag
բոտսվանա (armenian)
Australia Flag
botswana (english)
Austria Flag
botsuana (german)
Azerbaijan Flag
botsvana (azerbaijani)


B  
Bahamas, The Flag
botswana (english)
Bahrain Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic)
Bangladesh Flag
বতসোয়ানা (bengali)
Barbados Flag
botswana (english)
Belarus Flag
батсвана (belarusian) | ботсвана (russian)
Belgium Flag
botswana (dutch) | botswana (french) | botsuana (german)
Belize Flag
botswana (english) | botsuana (spanish)
Benin Flag
botswana (french)
Bermuda Flag
botswana (english)
Bhutan Flag
- (dzongkha)
Bolivia Flag
botsuana (spanish) | - (aymara) | - (quechua)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
bocvana (bosnian) | bocvana (croatian) | боцвана (serbian)
Botswana Flag
botswana (english) | - (tswana)
Brazil Flag
botsuana (portuguese)
British Virgin Islands Flag
botswana (english)
Brunei Darussalam Flag
botswana (malay) | botswana (english)
Bulgaria Flag
ботсвана (bulgarian)
Burkina Faso Flag
botswana (french)
Burundi Flag
botswana (french) | - (kirundi)


C  
Cambodia Flag
បុតស្វាណា (khmer)
Cameroon Flag
botswana (english) | botswana (french)
Canada Flag
botswana (english) | botswana (french)
Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) Flag
botsuana (portuguese)
Caribbean Netherlands Flag
botswana (dutch) | botswana (english) | - (papiamentu)
Cayman Islands Flag
botswana (english)
Central African Republic Flag
- (sango) | botswana (french)
Chad Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic) | botswana (french)
Channel Islands Flag
botswana (english) | botswana (french)
Chile Flag
botsuana (spanish)
China Flag
博茨瓦纳 (mandarin)
Colombia Flag
botsuana (spanish)
Comoros Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic) | - (comorian) | botswana (french)
Congo, D.Rep Flag
botswana (french)
Congo, Rep Flag
botswana (french)
Cook Islands Flag
botswana (english) | botswana (māori)
Costa Rica Flag
botsuana (spanish)
Croatia Flag
bocvana (croatian)
Cuba Flag
botsuana (spanish)
Cyprus Flag
μποτσουάνα (greek) | botsvana (turkish)
Czech Republic (Czechia) Flag
botswana (czech)


D E F  
Denmark Flag
botswana (danish)
Djibouti Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic) | botswana (french)
Dominica Flag
botswana (english)
Dominican Republic Flag
botsuana (spanish)
East Timor (Timor-Leste) Flag
botsuana (portuguese) | - (tetum)
Ecuador Flag
botsuana (spanish)
Egypt Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic)
El Salvador Flag
botsuana (spanish)
Equatorial Guinea Flag
botsuana (spanish) | botswana (french)
Eritrea Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic) | ቦትስዋና (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | botswana (english)
Estonia Flag
botswana (estonian)
Ethiopia Flag
ቦትስዋና (amharic)
Fiji Flag
- (fijian) | - (hindustani) | botswana (english)
Finland Flag
botswana (finnish) | botswana (swedish)
France Flag
botswana (french)
French Guiana Flag
botswana (french) | botswana (french guianese creole)
French Polynesia Flag
botswana (french)


G  
Gabon Flag
botswana (french)
Gambia, The Flag
botswana (english)
Georgia Flag
- (abkhaz) | ბოტსვანა (georgian) | - (ossetic)
Germany Flag
botsuana (german)
Ghana Flag
botswana (english)
Gibraltar Flag
botswana (english)
Greece Flag
μποτσουάνα (greek)
Greenland Flag
- (kalaallisut) | botswana (danish)
Grenada Flag
botswana (english)
Guadeloupe Flag
botsuana (spanish)
Guam Flag
botswana (english) | - (chamorro)
Guatemala Flag
botsuana (spanish)
Guinea Flag
botswana (french)
Guinea-Bissau Flag
botsuana (portuguese)
Guyana Flag
botswana (english)


H I J  
Haiti Flag
botswana (french) | botswana (haitian creole)
Honduras Flag
botsuana (spanish)
Hong Kong Flag
博茨瓦納 (cantonese) | botswana (english)
Hungary Flag
botswana (hungarian)
Iceland Flag
botsvana (icelandic)
India Flag
बोत्सवाना (hindi) | botswana (english)
Indonesia Flag
botswana (indonesian)
Iran, Islamic Republic of Flag
بوتسوانا (persian)
Iraq Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic)
Ireland Flag
an bhotsuáin (irish (gaelic)) | botswana (english)
Isle of Man Flag
botswana (english)
Israel Flag
בוטסואנה (hebrew)
Italy Flag
botswana (italian)
Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) Flag
botswana (french)
Jamaica Flag
botswana (english)
Japan Flag
ボツワナ (japanese)
Jordan Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic)


K L  
Kazakhstan Flag
ботсвана (kazakh)
Kenya Flag
botswana (swahili) | botswana (english)
Kiribati Flag
- (gilbertese) | botswana (english)
Korea, North (D.Rep) Flag
보츠와나 (korean)
Korea, South (Rep) Flag
보츠와나 (korean)
Kosovo, Republic of Flag
botsvana (albanian) | боцвана (serbian)
Kuwait Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic)
Kyrgyzstan Flag
ботсвана (kirghiz)
Laos Flag
ບອດສະວານາ (lao)
Latvia Flag
botsvāna (latvian)
Lebanon Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic)
Lesotho Flag
botswana (sesotho) | botswana (english)
Liberia Flag
botswana (english)
Libya Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic)
Liechtenstein Flag
botsuana (german)
Lithuania Flag
botsvana (lithuanian)
Luxembourg Flag
botswana (luxembourgish) | botswana (french) | botsuana (german)


M  
Macau Flag
博茨瓦納 (cantonese) | botsuana (portuguese)
Madagascar Flag
botswana (malagasy) | botswana (french)
Malawi Flag
botswana (chichewa) | botswana (english)
Malaysia Flag
botswana (malay)
Maldives Flag
- (dhivehi)
Mali Flag
botswana (french)
Malta Flag
botswana (maltese) | botswana (english)
Marshall Islands Flag
- (marshallese) | botswana (english)
Martinique Flag
botswana (french)
Mauritania Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic)
Mauritius Flag
botswana (french) | botswana (english)
Mayotte Flag
botswana (french)
Mexico Flag
botsuana (spanish)
Micronesia, F.S Flag
botswana (english) | - (chuukese) | - (kosraean) | - (pohnpeian) | - (yapese)
Moldova Flag
botswana (moldovan)
Monaco Flag
botswana (french)
Mongolia Flag
ботсвана (mongolian)
Montenegro Flag
боцвана (montenegrin)
Morocco Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic)
Mozambique Flag
botsuana (portuguese)
Myanmar Flag
ဘော့ဆွာနာ (burmese)


N  
Namibia Flag
botswana (english)
Nauru Flag
- (nauruan) | botswana (english)
Nepal Flag
बोत्सवाना (nepali)
Netherlands Flag
botswana (dutch)
Netherlands Antilles Flag
botswana (english)
New Caledonia Flag
botswana (french)
New Zealand Flag
botswana (english) | botswana (māori)
Nicaragua Flag
botsuana (spanish)
Niger Flag
botswana (french)
Nigeria Flag
botswana (english)
Niue Flag
- (niuean) | botswana (english)
North Macedonia Flag
боцвана (macedonian)
Northern Mariana Islands Flag
botswana (english) | - (chamorro) | - (carolinian)
Norway Flag
botswana (norwegian)


O P Q  
Oman Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic)
Pakistan Flag
بوٹسوانا (urdu)
Palau Flag
- (palauan) | botswana (english)
Palestine, State of Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic)
Panama Flag
botsuana (spanish)
Papua New Guinea Flag
botswana (english)
Paraguay Flag
botsuana (spanish) | બોત્સ્વાના (guaraní)
Peru Flag
botsuana (spanish) | - (quechua)
Philippines Flag
botswana (filipino)
Pitcairn Islands Flag
- (pitkern) | botswana (english)
Poland Flag
botswana (polish)
Portugal Flag
botsuana (portuguese)
Puerto Rico Flag
botsuana (spanish) | botswana (english)
Qatar Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic)


R S  
Reunion Flag
botswana (french)
Romania Flag
botswana (romanian)
Russia Flag
ботсвана (russian)
Rwanda Flag
botswana (kinyarwanda) | botswana (english) | botswana (french)
Saint Barthelemy (Barts) Flag
botswana (french)
Saint Helena Flag
botswana (english)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
botswana (english)
Saint Lucia Flag
botswana (english)
Saint Martin (Dutch) Flag
botswana (dutch) | botswana (english)
Saint Martin (French) Flag
botswana (french)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Flag
botswana (french)
Samoa Flag
botswana (samoan) | botswana (english)
San Marino Flag
botswana (italian)
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
botsuana (portuguese)
Saudi Arabia Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic)
Senegal Flag
botswana (french)
Serbia Flag
боцвана (serbian)
Seychelles Flag
- (seychellois creole) | botswana (english) | botswana (french)
Sierra Leone Flag
botswana (english)
Singapore Flag
博茨瓦纳 (mandarin) | botswana (english) | botswana (malay) | போட்ஸ்வானா (tamil)
Slovakia Flag
botswana (slovak)
Slovenia Flag
bocvana (slovene)
Solomon Islands Flag
botswana (english)
Somalia Flag
botswana (somali) | بوتسوانا (arabic)
South Africa Flag
botswana (afrikaans) | botswana (english) | - (southern ndebele) | botswana (sesotho) | botswana (zulu) | - (northern sotho) | - (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
South Sudan Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic)
Spain Flag
botsuana (spanish) | botswana (catalan) | botswana (galician)
Sri Lanka Flag
බොට්ස්වානා (sinhalese) | போட்ஸ்வானா (tamil) | botswana (english)
Sudan Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic)
Suriname Flag
botswana (dutch)
Swaziland (Eswatini) Flag
- (swazi) | botswana (english)
Sweden Flag
botswana (swedish)
Switzerland Flag
botsuana (german) | botswana (french) | botswana (italian) | botswana (romansh)
Syria Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic) | botswana (french) | botswana (english)


T  
Taiwan Flag
博茨瓦纳 (mandarin)
Tajikistan Flag
ботсвана (tajik)
Tanzania Flag
botswana (swahili) | botswana (english)
Thailand Flag
บอตสวานา (thai)
Togo Flag
botswana (french)
Tokelau Flag
- (tokelauan)
Tonga Flag
- (tongan) | botswana (english)
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
botswana (english)
Tunisia Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic) | botswana (french)
Turkey (Turkiye) Flag
botsvana (turkish)
Turkmenistan Flag
botswana (turkmen)
Turks and Caicos Islands Flag
botswana (english)
Tuvalu Flag
- (tuvaluan) | botswana (english)


U V W X Y Z  
Uganda Flag
botswana (english)
Ukraine Flag
ботсвана (ukrainian)
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic)
United Kingdom (UK) Flag
botswana (english)
United States of America (USA) Flag
botswana (english)
Uruguay Flag
botsuana (spanish)
US Virgin Islands Flag
botswana (english)
Uzbekistan Flag
botsvana (uzbek)
Vanuatu Flag
botswana (english) | botswana (french)
Vatican City (Holy See) Flag
botsuana (latin) | botswana (italian)
Venezuela Flag
botsuana (spanish)
Vietnam Flag
botswana (vietnamese)
Wallis and Futuna Flag
botswana (french) | - (wallisian) | - (futunan)
Yemen Flag
بوتسوانا (arabic)
Zambia Flag
botswana (english)
Zimbabwe Flag
botswana (english) | botswana (shona) | - (northern ndebele)
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