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INDIA
INDIA
Africa
AFRICA
INDIA : India’s Trade with the African Region notched US$ 38.96 Billion in the year 2009-10 (DGCI&S provisional figures) constituting 8.37% share in India’s total trade. Trade with the region has grown at a CAGR of 18.10% from US$ 4.48 Billion in 1996-97.
AFRICA : 54 Countries, 1 billion people, US$ 1.01 Billion of trade. Imports worth US$ 468 billion include Mineral Fuels, Oils, Machinery, Vehicles including Boats, Ships, Aircrafts, Electronics & Electricals, Iron & Steel & Articles thereof, Cereals, Plastics, Pharmaceuticals, etc.

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Botswana
Botswana
Country's Overview
 
 
 
 

 
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GEOGRAPHY

Botswana is located at the southern Africa, north of South Africa bordering Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. It has an Area 581,730 sq km, Gaborone is the capital city.

Climate:SEMIARID; WARM WINTERS AND HOT SUMMERS

Political Structure: BOTSWANA HAS A PARLIAMENTRY REPUBLIC GOVERNMENT

SOURCE: CIA, WIKIPEDIA.

   
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POPULATION

1,990,876 PEOPLE. GROWTH RATE IS 1.937% YOY.

Ethnic group:TSWANA 79%, KALANGA11%, BASWARA 3% AND OTHERS INCLUDING WHITES AND KAGALAGADI AS 7% (2006 CENSUS). 

Religion: CHRISTIAN 71.6%, BADIMO 6%, OTHER 1.4%, UNSPECIFIED 0.4% AND NONE 20.6%

Language: ENGLISH(OFFICIAL), SETSWANA 78.2% AND KALANGA 7.9%.

Source: CIA, Maps of world

   
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GDP (PPP)

USD $27.06 BILLION (2008 EST)

The estimated real growth rate is 2.9% 2008. The GDP growth rate for the year 2006 and 2007 were 5.1% and 4.4% respectively.
   
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TRADE(EXPORT & IMPORT)

Values in USD Billion

BOTSWANA

Year 2005

Year 2006

Year 2007

Growth from 2005-06

Growth from 2006-07

CAGR over 3years

Imports

3.2

3.1

3.97

-3.45%

30.58%

12.81

Exports

4.43

4.51

5.1

1.71%

12.57%

6.99

Total Trade

7.6

7.56

9.1

-0.44%

19.84%

9.23

Total Trade as a % of GDP

-

30.04%

33.63%

-

11.95%

 

SOURCE: UN DATABASE

 
   
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SECTOR BREAKUP

AGRICULTURE: 1.6%, INDUSTRY: 52.6%, SERVICES: 45.8% (2008 EST.) 

SOURCE: CIA, MAPS OF WORLD, WIKIPEDIA
   
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ECONOMY SNAPSHOTS

Botswana has transformed itself from one of the poorest countries in the world to a middle-income country with a per capita GDP of $13,300 in 2008. Two major investment services rank Botswana as the best credit risk in Africa. Diamond mining has fueled much of the expansion and currently accounts for more than one-third of GDP and for 70-80% of export earnings. Tourism, financial services, subsistence farming, and cattle raising are other key sectors.

THE MAJOR INDICATORS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT ARE.

Revenue

USD 4.326Bn Expenditure USD 4.808Bn

Investments as a part of

GDP 23.4% Inflation 12.6%
Public debt as a part of GDP 5.9% For-ex and gold reserves USD 9.119Bn
Source: Worldbank report, CIA, Wikipedia