Botswana 🇧🇼
Botswana is part of Africa with main city at
Gaborone. It's usually 🌤️ 21.61 °C in Botswana with a rainfall of 🌧 21.51 mm. Internet speed in Botswana is on average 1.4 Mbps. Its Developing country with a
population of 2M people. The main currency is Pula. The languages
spoken are English and Tswana. Automatic teller machines are common in Botswana. Current travel safety advice is Do not travel. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
👍 Developing 🌤️ ~21.61 °C 🌧 ~21.51 mm 👨👩👦👦 2M people
Advice
Weather 🛡️ Travel safety
fiber_manual_record Do not travel
Botswana has declared a State of Emergency to address COVID-19 from midnight 2 April 2020 until further notice. The movement of all people outside of the home is restricted to essential services and the transport of essential goods. Foreign nationals won't be allowed to enter Botswana. All flights in and out of Botswana have been suspended and borders closed. If you can't or don't want to leave Botswana, follow the advice of local authorities, make arrangements for an extended stay and minimise your risk of exposure to COVID-19. Stay in touch with family and friends so they know you're safe and well. If you need urgent consular assistance call +61 2 6261 3305. Do not travel to Botswana.
issued date: April 1, 2020
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General
🔌 Sockets
Botswana uses 230V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type D and Type G.
🌐 Languages
The languages that are typically spoken are English and Tswana
💱 Currencies Used
Botswana uses the Botswana pula (symbol: P), code BWP.Banknotes come in denominations of 200, 100, 50, 20 and 10 pulas. Pula is subdivided into 100 thebes. Coins come in denominations of 5, 2 and 1 pulas and 50, 25, 10 and 5 thebes.
🏧 ATMs
Automatic teller machines are common in Botswana. You can usually find them in both large & small cities.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.
Calling
📡 Internet
Internet speed in Botswana is on average 1.4 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Botswana is low. It is not as easy to find one.
📱 Phones
You can buy a SIM card for about 774.87 BWP, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 3 telecoms: BTC mobile, Mascom or Orange. Botswana uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Botswana upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.
📞 Calling
To call Botswana, dial +, then 267 (the country code for Botswana), then the area code and the local number. For local calls within Botswana, start with the area code. In the case above area code is - .
🆘 Emergency
Universal
911
Police
911
Ambulance
911
Fire department
911
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