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Botswana: Kalahari Desert
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The Botswana pula is the official currency of Botswana. The ISO code for the Botswana pula is BWP. The BWP is subdivided into 100 thebe. The Botswana pula maintains a composite peg. The currency name "pula" comes from the Setswana word that means rain. Botswana is located in the Kalahari Desert, where rain is rare.
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In general, Botswana has a semiarid subtropical climate. Rainfall is greatest in the north, where it averages about 640 mm (about 25 in) annually. In the Kalahari rainfall averages less than 230 mm (less than 9 in). The normal rainy season in Botswana is in the summer months, from December to April. Rainfall... is undependable, and droughts are frequent. In general, October is the hottest month, and July is the coldest.
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President Mogae of Botswana told a protester in the UK this week that the !Gana and !Gwi 'Bushmen' who have been forced off their land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve will not be allowed to go home. He declared, 'the Central Kalahari Game Reserve is for animals, not people.'
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Beyond the narrow eastern corridor where the majority of population is concentrated, Botswana is a largely roadless wilderness of savannas, deserts, wetlands and salt pans. Skinflints and softies beware: This remains a destination for the intrepid, well-heeled traveler.
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A month ago, the Basarwa hunter-gatherers of Botswana won a historic victory when a High Court panel ruled that they had been illegally evicted from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and awarded them customary hunting and camping rights. After the government bowed to pressure from civil society and decided not to appeal, the plaintiffs prepared to return to the reserve . But as often happens with contentious civil-rights cases, that wasn't the end of the story:
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Tourism plays a large role in the Botswana economy. A number of national parks and game reserves, with their abundant wildlife and wetlands, are a top draw for tourists. The wildlife, including lions, brown hyenas, cheetahs, leopards, wild dogs and antelope, were described in great detail in the best-selling book "Cry of the Kalahari" by Mark and Delia Owens.
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