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Khutswe |
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Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name upon independence in 1966. The land is predominantly flat to gently rolling tableland with the Kalahari Desert in southwest. The economy, one of the most robust on the continent, is dominated by diamond mining.
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