Imports - commodities:
foodstuffs, machinery, electrical goods, transport equipment,
textiles, fuel and petroleum products, wood and paper products,
metal and metal products
Imports - partners:
Southern African Customs Union (SACU) 74%, EFTA 17%, Zimbabwe 4%
(2000)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$5.7 billion (2004 est.)
Debt - external:
$531 million (2004 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$73 million (1995)
Currency (code):
pula (BWP)
Currency code:
BWP
Exchange rates:
pulas per US dollar - 4.6929 (2004), 4.9499 (2003), 6.3278 (2002),
5.8412 (2001), 5.1018 (2000)
Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March
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