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Successful social marketing and subsidisation have substantially increased condom use in Botswana. Population Services International (PSI) has helped to promote the 'Lovers Plus' condom since 1993 and the 'Care' female condom since 2002. One of PSI's key strategies for marketing condoms has been peer education, which has been conducted in a variety of settings such as fairs and festivals, shopping malls, workplaces and bars.21
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Botswana seeks to diversify its economy away from minerals, the earnings from which have leveled off. In 1994-95, non-traditional sectors of the economy grew at over 5%, partially offsetting a slight decline in the minerals sector. Foreign investment and management have been welcomed in Botswana as keys to diversification, and light manufacturing, tourism, and financial services have all generated opportunities for profit.
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The armed forces of Botswana numbered 9,000 in 2002. The army consisted of 8,500 while the remaining 500 were in the Air Wing. There were ... about 1,500 paramilitary police. Military spending in 2001–02 was $135 million, or 3.5% of GDP.
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In backup documents distributed by U.S. officials, the treatment total for Botswana was neither the 32,839 cited in January nor the 41,444 that Kilmarx submitted to his superiors in May. The new total, offered with no explanation, was 20,000.
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Botswana's climate can get rather cool, particularly during the dry winter months of June-August when night occasionally brings frost. The rainy summer months (December through March) are best avoided for those interested in enjoying the best game viewing conditions.
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FLAG: The flag of Botswana consists of five horizontal stripes. The top and bottom stripes are light blue and wider than the middle stripe, which is black. The blue stripes are separated from the black by thin white stripes.
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