Imports - partners:
Southern African Customs Union (SACU) 74%, EFTA 17%, Zimbabwe 4%
(2004)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$7.445 billion (2006 est.)
Debt - external:
$520 million (2006 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$73 million (1995)
Currency (code):
pula (BWP)
Currency code:
BWP
Exchange rates:
pulas per US dollar - 5.90646 (2006), 5.1104 (2005), 4.6929 (2004),
4.9499 (2003), 6.3278 (2002)
Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March
Communications Botswana
Telephones - main lines in use:
132,000 (2005)