Botswana is bounded by Namibia to the west and north the Caprivi Strip , Zambia and Zimbabwe to the northeast, and South Africa to the southeast and south. The country is divided into three main environmental regions.
The hardveld region consists of rocky hill ranges and areas of shallow sand cover in eastern Botswana. The sandveld region is the area of deep Kalahari sand covering the rest of the country. The third region consists of ancient lake beds superimposed on the northern sandveld in the lowest part of the Kalahari Basin. The country has a mean altitude of 3, feet 1, meters and consists largely of a sand-filled basin, with gently undulating plains rising to highlands in neighboring countries.
Botswana has a free market economy with a strong tradition of central government planning to provide infrastructure for private investment. Gaborone is the capital of Botswana. It is located on the Cape-Zimbabwe railway and is the site of government offices, parliament buildings, health facilities, a thermal power station, and an airport. Some of the landmarks in Gaborone include; the University of Botswana founded in , and the National Museum and Art Gallery , which includes departments of natural history, archaeology, and prehistory.
English is taught at schools and is widely spoken in all urban centers. Even in rural areas, many local villagers especially younger ones who have received schooling will be able to converse in English. Domestic flights run between Gaborone and Francistown, Maun and Kasane, and the airline has recently re-introduced its Maun to Kasane flight three times per week.
Light aircraft transfers have a 15kg luggage restriction in soft, squashable bags PLUS 5kg of hand luggage. Vehicles are driven on the left-hand side of the road. Be prepared to see stunning beauty, unimaginable vastness, and astoundingly prolific wildlife at the best-kept African secret β Botswana. There are several national parks and game reserves in Botswana, including the Central Kalahari Game Reserveβthe largest reserve in the country and home to such animals as lions, black-backed jackals, elephants, foxes, ostriches, springboks, and zebras.
