Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are properly referred to as “Batswana” (singular: Motswana), Botswana a former British colony became independent on 30 September 1966. It has held free and fair democratic elections since independence. Botswana is flat, and up to 70% is covered by the Kalahari Desert. It is