• Interested in finding if there is a direct relationship between population growth and economic success
• Currently maintains one of the highest economic growth rates since its independence in 1966
• Diamond mining is 1/3 of Botswana's GDP which has helped fuel its economy's expansion
• www.mbendi.co.za/indy/ming/dmnd/af/bo/p0005.htm
  
• 35.8% (in 1999) of adults were infected with the AIDs virus
• HIV/AIDs killed 24,000 people in Botswana in 1999
• HIV/AIDs infection rates are the highest in the world and threaten Botswana's impressive economic gains    
• www.aegis.com/news/ads/2000/ad001775.html
  
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Land Area

• 585,370 square kilometers (slightly smaller than Texas)
• www.discount-shipping.net/botswana.html
  
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Population

• 1,591,232

Due to the rapid spread of disease through the country, the average total life expectancy at birth is 35.29 years.

• Female:  35.49 years
• Male:  35.19 years
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Although the growth rate of Botswana is very low (.18%),  the fertility rate of women is relatively high   (3.6 children)

• Birth rate:  28.04 births per 1,000 in population
• Infant Mortality rate:  65.72 deaths per 1,000 live births
• Death rate:  26.26 deaths for 1,000 in population
• Link to Population Chart: blue.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/idbpyrs.pl?cty=BC&out=s&ymax=250

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--Through the research we have performed for this project we have been enlightened to the fact that the AIDs epidemic is a serious and growing issue in this country.
--The population growth is steadily declining due to the spread of disease and lack of medical care
--Even though the population is declining the population continues to thrive due to the abundance of natural resources.

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Bibliography

• www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bc.html
  
• www.africaguide.com/country/botswana/info.htm
  
• www.prcdc.org/summaries/aidsinafrica/aidsinafrica.html
  
• Berer, Marge. "HIV/AIDS, Sexual and Reproductive Health at AIDS, 2000" Health Matters, v 8, n 16, p. 160 +.
• Dehne, Karl L. and Tiedner, Gabriele, "Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Adolescents:  the need for adequate health services, 2001" Health Matters, v 9, n 17, p. 170+.
• Batswana Magazine, Gaborone:  Botswana Dept. of Information and Broadcasting, No. 5
• Hudson, D. "Selected Bibliography on the Quality of Life in Botswana" Gaborone, 1998. Bibliography of Botswana
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