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Botswana

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Botswana Government Information

• Botswana Government Portal
  Links to government offices, ministries, and information about Botswana.

• Botswana Tourism, Department of Tourism
• Central Statistics Office
• Ministry of Education
• Ministry of Finance and Development Planning
• Ministry of Health
• Ministry of Trade and Industry
• Parliament
  • House of Chiefs
  • National Assembly

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Country Profiles

• BBC News Profile - Botswana
  A guide to history, politics and economic background of countries from BBC News.
• CIA World Factbook - Botswana
  Country profile provides information on country background, geography, people, government, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
• FAO and Botswana
  Information on economic and agricultural issues from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It also has a good selection of maps.
• Human Development Report on Botswana
  Provides quick statistics on human development, economy, labor force, and population from the United Nations Development Programme. Country factsheet is also available.
• Human Rights Watch - Botswana
  Country background, news and reports related to human rights.
• IAEA - Botswana
  Country factsheet on multilateral and safeguard agreements from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
• IEA - Botswana
  Country information, energy-related statistics, graphs and publications from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
• IMF - Botswana
  Country information, reports and publications from the International Monetary Fund.
• ITC - Botswana
  Country-specific trade and market profiles, map, and trade statistics from the International Trade Centre (ITC).
• Library of Congress - Botswana
  Country portal and resources compiled by the Library of Congress subject experts.
• OHCHR - Botswana
  Country background, treaties, reporting status, calendar of events and publications related to human rights from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR).
• UNESCO Worldwide - Botswana
  Highlights cooperation between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its Member States.
  • UNESCO Communication & Information - Botswana
    Country profile, news and links to related projects and websites.
  • UNESCO Education Worldwide - Botswana
    Education statistics, publications, plans, ministries, and news for Member States.
  • UNESCO Institute for Statistics - Botswana
    A selection of national statistics on education, literacy, science and technology, culture, and communication.
  • UNESCO Office Harare
    Cluster Office to Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
  • UNESCO World Heritage - Botswana
    Cultural and natural heritage properties and documents on the World Heritage List.
• UNFPA Country Profile - Botswana
  "The United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA) supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect."
• United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Botswana
  Country profile covering history, politics, economy, human rights, relations with the UK, and travel.
• United Nations Country @ a Glance - Botswana
  Country overview, news, economy, environment, health and technology from the United Nations Cyberschoolbus.
• United Nations Statistics Division: Environment Snapshot - Botswana
  Country snapshots offer national environment statistics.
• United Nations Statistics Division: National Accounts - Botswana
  "Statistics database contains a complete and consistent set of time series from 1970 onwards of main national accounts aggregates for all UN Members States and all other countries and areas in the world."
• U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics - Botswana
  U.S. trade in goods (imports, exports and balance) with Botswana.
• U.S. Commercial Service - Botswana
  Country profile about doing business abroad by the Commercial Service, the global business solutions unit of the Department of Commerce.
  • U.S. Commercial Service - Southern Africa
    Regional profile about doing business in Southern Africa (Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) by the Commercial Service, the global business solutions unit of the Department of Commerce.
• U.S. Department of Energy - Southern Africa Development Community
  Regional analysis report from the Energy Information Administration for the Southern Africa Development Community (Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe).

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Articles and Databases

• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Declassified Documents
  Declassified information available from the FOIA Electronic Reading Room.
  • National Intelligence Council (NIC) Declassified Documents
    Database of intelligence reports, National Intelligence Estimates, and other publications produced by the National Intelligence Council or its predecessor organizations, the Office of National Estimates and the Office of Reports and Estimates since 1946.
• Crisis Group International Databases and Resources
  Crisis Group provides analysis of violent conflicts and peace implementation.
  • CrisisWatch Database
    Monthly bulletin of significant situations of conflict or potential conflict around the world.
• CRS Reports - LexisNexis Congressional CU
  The Congressional Research Service (CRS), the research arm of Congress, prepares reports (usually under 20 pages long) on topics of interest to members of Congress. Enter "Botswana" as the search term.
• Declassified Documents Reference System CU
  Search this database to find declassified documents related to Botswana.
• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
  Department of Defense Scientific and Technical Reports Collection provides access to citations to unclassified unlimited documents that have been entered into DTIC's Technical Reports (TR) Database, as well as the electronic full-text of many of these documents. The site also includes databases that focus on individual topics.
• Digital National Security Archive CU
  Database of primary declassified documents regarding critical U.S. policy decisions.
• Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST)
  An integrated database containing information on armed conflicts and peace keeping, arms production and trade, military expenditure, armed forces and weapons.
• Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
  "Public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations."
• International Area Studies Africa/Middle East CU
  Collection of databases from the University of Colorado covering Africa and the Middle East.
• International Area Studies General CU
  Collection of general databases from the University of Colorado covering international issues.
• International Area Studies Statistics CU
  Collection of international statistics databases from the University of Colorado.
• LexisNexis Academic Country & Region Reports CU
  News, country briefings, and country risk guides. Filter by country or choose "Country & Region Reports" from publication type.
• UNdata
  UNdata provides a single entry point allowing users to search and download numerous statistical resources of the United Nations System.
• WDI Online CU
  World Development Indicators (WDI) online contains statistical data on the global economy from the World Bank.
• Worldwide Incidents Tracking System (WITS)
  WITS is the National Counterterrorism Center's database of terrorist incidents. The WITS database coverage is currently from 1/1/2004 to 6/30/2007 and is updated quarterly.

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Diplomatic Relations
Diplomacy, Programs and Aid

• African Development Bank Group - Botswana
  Projects, strategy papers, and information about Botswana and the ADB.
• African Union
  The main objectives of the AU are "to promote unity and solidarity among African States, to coordinate and intensify cooperation for development, to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Member States, and to promote international cooperation within the framework of the United Nations."
• Commonwealth of Nations - Botswana
  "The Commonwealth is an association of 53 independent states consulting and co-operating in the common interests of their peoples and in the promotion of international understanding and world peace. The Commonwealth's 2 billion citizens, about 30 per cent of the world's population, are drawn from the broadest range of faiths, races, cultures and traditions."
• Delegation of the European Commission to Botswana
  The Delegations of the External Service serve European Union interests throughout the world.
• Embassy of the Republic of Botswana in Washington, DC
  Diplomatic representation of Botswana in the United States.
• Embassy of the United States in Garborone, Botswana
  Diplomatic representation of the U.S. in Botswana.
• EU Relations with Botswana
  Overview, country strategy, EU support, and documents on the European Union's relations with Botswana.
• G-77 at the United Nations
  The Group of 77 is an intergovernmental organization of developing states in the UN. It provides the means for the countries of the South to articulate and promote their collective economic interests and enhance their joint negotiating capacity on all major international economic issues within the United Nations system, and promote South-South cooperation for development. There are now 130 member states (including Botswana), although the name G-77 was retained because of its historical significance.
• New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
  NEPAD is a strategy for sustainable development and poverty reduction in Africa.
• ReliefWeb - Botswana
  ReliefWeb, administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), provides news, documents, maps, and background information on emergency assistance by country.
• SACU - Botswana
  The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) promotes the improvement of economic development through regional integration, trade between member states, and trade negotiations between SACU and third parties. The five Member States are Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. It was established through the Customs Union Agreement of 1910.
• Southern African Development Community (SADC) - Botswana
  SADC is an intergovernmental organization. that promotes economic well-being, improvement of the standards of living and quality of life, freedom and social justice, and peace and security among the 14 southern African member states.
• UNHCR - Botswana
  News, operations, statistics, background, analysis and policy, and maps from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Botswana
  UNDP helps countries work toward human rights, democratic governance, poverty reduction, crisis prevention and recovery, energy and environment for sustainable development, and HIV/AIDS prevention.
• United Nations Division for Sustainable Development - Botswana
  Economic, social and environmental policies and plans for sustainable development from the UN Department Economic and Social Affairs.
• United Nations in Botswana
  UN Country Team in Botswana.
• U.S. Department of State - Botswana
  U.S.-Botswana relations, humanitarian assistance, reconstruction, and country background notes.
• World Bank - Botswana
  World Bank data, projects, and research in Botswana.
• World Trade Organization - Botswana
  Provides key information on trade statistics, WTO commitments, disputes, trade policy reviews, and notifications for member countries.

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Health

• UNAIDS - Botswana
  Country situation analysis and news from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.
• USAID Health: HIV/AIDS - Botswana
  United States Agency for International Development (USAID) HIV/AIDS programs in Botswana.
• WHO - Botswana
  Information and statistics on the status of public health in Botswana from the World Health Organization (WHO).
• WHO/AFRO
  Official site of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa
  (WHO/AFRO). 
  • Country Health System Profile - Botswana
    Trends in health policy, resources, and services.
  • Malaria Country Profiles - Botswana
    Malaria information page from WHO/AFRO.

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Peacekeeping and Military Information

• Botswana: Security Assistance
  Country-by-country listing provides information on Political-Military-administered security assistance funds from the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
• International Court of Justice (ICJ)
  ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. ICJ "has a twofold role: to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States (Contentious cases ) and to give advisory opinions (Advisory proceedings) on legal questions referred to it by duly authorized United Nations organs and specialized agencies."
  • 1996: Kasikili/Sedudu Island (Botswana/Namibia)

• The Library Catalog, Chinook
  There are numerous secondary, federal, and international sources of information on Botswana available in the collection.
  
  Try these searches to see some of the resources in Chinook, the library catalog:

  Electronic Resources	Print and Electronic Resources
  botswana and econom*	botswana and econom*
  botswana and histor*	botswana and histor*
  botswana and politic*	botswana and politic*
  botswana (government publications only)	botswana (government publications only)

  
  The * replaces up to five characters in a word.

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