Botswana

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Official Name
Republic of Botswana
Population Full

2,317,000 (2020 World Factbook)

Principal Languages
English, Setswana
Literacy Rate
87% (2013 UNESCO)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1986), CPPDCE (2020), CSICH (2010), ICCPR (2000), UNCRPD (2021), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Andersson and Janson 1997, Bendor-Samuel and Hartell 1989
Deaf Population
990 deaf, 6,480 hearing impaired (1991 census)
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Botswana is 32. Of these, 31 are living and 1 is extinct. Of the living languages, 26 are indigenous and 5 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 4 are institutional, 9 are developing, 8 are vigorous, 9 are in trouble, and 1 is dying. Also listed are 6 unestablished languages.