Botswana+-+Economy

= Botswana - Economy =


 * Diamond Mining!
 * Alot of income comes from tourism, financial services, substistence farming, and cattle raising
 * Exchange Rate Accordig to Purchasing Power- 24.14 billion dollars
 * Official Exchange Rate- 10.81 billion dollars
 * Real Growth Rate- -12%
 * Composition by Sector- Agriculture- 1.6%; Industry- 22.6%; Mining- 30%; Services- 45.8%
 * 685,300 workers as of 2007
 * 7.5% unenployment as of 2007
 * 30..3% population below poverty line as of 2003
 * 17.9% public debt as of 2009
 * Agriculture Products: livestock, surghum, maize, millet, beans, sunflowers and groundnuts
 * Industries: Diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, livestock processing, and textiles
 * Exports- 2.963 billion dollars- diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, and textiles
 * Imports- 3.671 billion dollares- foodstuffs, machinery, electrical goods, transport equipment, textiles, fuel and petroleum products, wood and paper products, metal and metal products