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The British didn't do very much in Botswana except train the local tribes into a military and spend some money on railroads to transport the goods out of Botswana to South Africa (Cape Colony). As such, Botswana didn't endure much of the suffering other colonies did under Imperialism but rather only benefited from it.
The British ruled over Botswana from 1885 to 1966

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For much of its early history, Botswana was lead by tribes and chiefdoms with no allegiance to another power on the continent or elsewhere. As such, when the British did come, they quickly took over the tribes when said tribes needed protection.

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With a good overall look at the population with high literacy and good life expectancy for an African country, it can be clear this population is better off than most of its neighbors. If asked for a stage of country, it is clear this is either a stage 2 or 3.

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The whole of the country has one environment which is to be dry and windy for most of the year with very little rain to counteract it. During season of high winds, it is likely that the Kalahari Desert will start sweeping dust storms to the east. Droughts are also quite common as their rain seasons are unpredictable. Climate Change has also taken this already bad problem and made it worse because of the extra heat.

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Botswana as a whole has very little changed in elevation. The biggest problem in their geography is how dry it is due to the heat and dust storms that sweep the country from the Kalahari Desert that covers most of the west side of the country. Only the east and certain areas of the north and south remain fertile despite the odds.

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With large amounts of infectious diseases in the region, it is stunning that Botswana has been able to remain healthy (with the exception of the HIV/AIDS epidemic). The biggest killers all have ways that Botswana has worked around such as Malaria with a small mosquito population and even smaller spots for the breeding in making more mosquitos.

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With an undiversified economy (an economy built on one or two things) that is highly reliant on the diamond trade it is only a matter of time until the diamond supply runs out and the economy falls.

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2.249 million people
88.5% literate
79.1% Catholic
64 years for life expectancy
2.4 kids per couple