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Botswana Emigration and Immigration (view source)
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==Immigration into Botswana== | ==Immigration into Botswana== | ||
<ref>"Botswana", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana, accessed August 2021.</ref> | *In 1885, the British colonized the area and declared a protectorate under the name of '''Bechuanaland'''. As decolonization occurred, Bechuanaland became an independent Commonwealth republic under its current name on 30 September 1966. | ||
*Since then, it has been a representative republic, with a consistent record of uninterrupted democratic elections and the lowest perceived corruption ranking in Africa since at least 1998.<ref>"Botswana", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana, accessed August 2021.</ref> | |||
==Emigration From Botswana== | ==Emigration From Botswana== | ||
'''KNOMAD Statistics:''' Emigrants: 82,914. Top destination countries: '''South Africa, Zimbabwe, Australia, United Kingdom, Zambia, Kenya, United States, Canada, Tanzania, Namibia''' | '''KNOMAD Statistics:''' Emigrants: 82,914. Top destination countries: '''South Africa, Zimbabwe, Australia, United Kingdom, Zambia, Kenya, United States, Canada, Tanzania, Namibia''' | ||