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Vital Statistics
Areal extent: 581,730 sq.km.~
Population (2003): 1,573,267*
Population density: 2.7 per sq. km.
Urban population, % of total (1975/1997): 12.8/49.4**
Population growth (1975-2001/2000-2015): 2.9/-0.2**
Life expectancy (1975-80/1995-2000): 44.7**
Fertility rate (2003 est.): 3.27*
Capital: Gaborone
Largest city/population (1991): Gaborone/133,000~
Gross National Product (2001): $5.2 billions**
GNP per capita (1997): $3,310¬
GNP per capita annual growth rate (1975-1995): 6.3¬
Human Development Index rank/value (1999): 125/0.614**
Chief of State: President Festus Mogae (since 1 April 1998) and Vice President Seretse Ian Khama (since 13 July 1998); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Link to UNDP HDI statistics
* = CIA World Factbook 2003
** UNDP 2003
~ = Instituto del Tercer Mundo 1997
¬ = Human Development Report 1999
n.a. = Information not available at present
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