A country of south-central Africa. A British protectorate after 1885, it gained full independence in 1966. Gaborone is the capital and Francistown the largest city. Population, 973,000.

• 博茨瓦纳，非洲中南部国家，是1885年后的英国的保护国，1966年完全获得独立。首都加波罗内，弗朗西斯城为最大城市。人口973,000